After returning to Northern Virginia Saturday from the Brain Injury meeting at the State Capitol, I unpacked, rested up and then participated in the “Kit’s Miracle Mile” 10km. at the Fairfax campus of George Mason University. This event celebrated the survivors with brain injuries and raised money for Brain Injury Services (United Way #8237). Some…
Continue readingI also learned that the symptoms of an acute head trauma often do not show up until days or even weeks after a car or bike crash. That is why it is so important to watch a friend or family member who ha been in a car crash or bike accident in the days that…
Continue readingAlways looking to combine my Cases with nearby “Faces,” “Places” and “Races,” I was lucky enough to participate in the McDonalds Maymont Park Cross Country Festival tonight after a full day of meetings with doctors and lawyers at the VTLA Brain Injury retreat. Teams from all over Virginia ran the very challenging course over the…
Continue readingYesterday’s post concerning professional athletes and traumatic brain injury could not have been more timely as TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau headed to Richmond for the VTLA “by invitation only” Brain Injury meeting. The Hendon Reston area brain injury lawyer went to learn the latest advances in law and medicine for helping victims of head trauma and…
Continue readingTriathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau received word that THE FIFTH ANNUAL KIT CALLAHAN’S MIRACLE MILE was this weekend, benefitting BRAIN INJURY SERVICES. This 10K run and fun walk will be held this Sunday, September 28, 2008, 7:30 AM to noon, at the beautiful GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Fairfax campus. There will be 2 courses: The 10K…
Continue readingThe 2008 Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS”) ended for me on Saturday with the Smith Mountain Lake, Big Lick Olympic Distance Triathlon. While I did not “seize up” and walk, as I had the last to races I completed, this was a tough, painful and slow event for me. Having done a 2:19 last year, and…
Continue readingOne of the season highlights for this TriathlonTrialLawyer is the Big Lick Olympic Distance Triathlon at Smith Mountain Lake in Huddleston, Virginia. This race is also where the Virginia college teams vie for bragging rights on a course that takes place in an award-winning state park. Virginia Tech, James Madison University, UVa and other schools…
Continue readingAs the 2008 Triathlon season draws to an end, it is important to also thank the volunteers. It has been another fun season of racing in venues all over the United States. Other than the rainswept Duathlon National Championships with its multiple bike crashes and wipeouts, the racing has been safe, competitive and exciting. Having…
Continue readingWhile I have celebrated athletes and coaches, I do not want to overlook the people who put it all together for the athletes, spectators and sponsors. The Race Directors make it all possible. Brian Crow, Tom Cook, Chandra Richardson, Steve Garver, Donna Rostant, Terry McLaughlin, and Greg Welch all do terrific jobs putting on safe,…
Continue readingThe Collegiate Times, the Virginia Tech campus newspaper reported this week that there have been 28 bicycle thefts between May 1st and September 9th, 2008. While visiting the campus, Herndon Reston area injury lawyer Doug Landau noticed an increase in the numbers of bicycles on campus and cyclists commuting to class. The Virginia Tech Police…
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