Is “bigger, stronger, faster” still the mantra in baseball? The end of 2013 brought news of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) proposed ban on home plate collisions. Collisions involving a base runner bowling over a catcher to beat the ball to home plate have caused countless injuries over the years — to both catchers and runners. …
Continue readingDespite the recent cold, wet weather, over 400 runners toed the line for the Frozen 5km at the Prince William campus of George Mason University. One of the advantages of this event is the opportunity to warm up, cool down, swim and even shower at the Freedom Fitness & Aquatic Center at the GMU athletic complex.…
Continue readingIn the sport of soccer, only the goalie can touch the ball with his or her hands. This means the other players rely on the rest of their body — legs, feet, and head — to handle the ball during a game. But what happens to the head when it is used to hit a…
Continue readingNew York City’s bike share program, called “Citi Bike” was officially launched over Memorial Day weekend of this year. The first day of the program was Memorial Day Monday — a day on which traffic was lighter because of the holiday. An article in the New York Times referred to the launch as a day…
Continue readingAthletes — especially cyclists — are likely to have a lot to learn (and contribute) at the Fairfax Bike Summit. That is why bike safety lawyer Doug Landau is excited to be a guest speaker at this year’s event. “Injury lawyers are in the business of helping those who are injured due to no fault…
Continue readingIt has been a bad several months for the W&OD Trail in Northern Virginia. After summertime incidents of cars driving onto the trail, the latest trouble involve a cyclist and jogger being sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after they collided on the trail in Falls Church earlier this month. What is the problem?…
Continue readingHerndon lawyer Doug Landau gives a “shout out” to the Potomac River Running stores for helping federal workers with a discount on all purchases made during the government shutdown that began on October 1. Potomac River Running puts on a lot of great running races in Northern Virginia and their sales staff is knowledgeable and…
Continue readingMark your calendars for Saturday, October 12, 2013. That’s the date of this year’s Hagerstown Duathlon Series in Hagerstown, Maryland. The schedule for this three-race event is: 8:30 am: Youth Duathlon – Run .35 miles / Bike 2 miles / Run .75 miles 9:00 am: 5K Run 9:30 am: Sprint Duathlon – Run 1.9 miles…
Continue readingIt is not every day that kids can compete in their own multi-sport race! On Sunday morning, August 18, 2013, kids ages 7-15 get the chance at their very OWN aquathlon in Arlington, Virginia! This bike-and-run event is the first of its kind organized by the team that runs Arlington’s school-based youth triathlon program. What…
Continue readingThe League of American Bicyclists has released its 2013 ranking of bicycle friendly states. Virginia comes in at #16, an improvement over 2012’s 17th place. Click here to see Virginia’s Bicycle Report Card, which, among other measures, provides feedback to the Commonwealth for areas in which the state can improve its bike friendliness According to…
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