The only time you can run on the grass of the Herndon Golf Course without being chased or shot at is next week. The annual Herndon Turkey Trot 5km takes place November 21st at the Herndon Community Center (“HCC”), just a few hundred yards West on the W&OD Trail from the Landau Law Shop !…
Continue readingInjuries to the brain and spine do not necessarily mean the end of exercise and sports. While brain injury can be a life changing event, advances in sports medicine and rehabilitation have enabled bike crash and car accident victims to remain more active than in the past. It is important to remain upbeat, active and…
Continue readingThe facts speak for themselves. With top finishes in the bike portion of triathlons this season it’s official, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau is now a better cyclist than he is a runner ! The Herndon Reston sports injury lawyer owes this improvement on two wheels to the intense winter training sessions at HPC in…
Continue readingWith snakes and other animals still on the popular paths and trails of the DC Metropolitan area, cyclists at ABRAMS LANDAU were saddened to learn of the fatal crash of a Vienna Virginia bicyclist near Urbana, Maryland. According to a witness, the Vienna man was traveling up to 30 mph downhill, and swerved to avoid…
Continue readingBrain Injury Services (“BIS“) running races Sunday increased participation and money raised this year. Herndon Virginia Lawyer Doug Landau received word (and thanks) from the Director for helping to make the Kit Callahan’s Miracle Mile a success for BIS. There were close to 500 participants at the event this year. Runners, sponsors like ABRAMS LANDAU,…
Continue readingThe cycling crashes during the summer’s triathlon in Spotsylvania remind us of the importance of participants’ “previewing” the course before a race. Putting on a running, cycling or triathlon race requires planning, manpower and money. Yet even the most thorough race committee cannot foresee every potential pitfall or weather pattern. In the Fredericksburg area race,…
Continue readingThe recent in Alexandria underscores the importance of drivers looking BOTH ways when crossing DC area cycling, skating and running paths. Too often motorists are looking to see vehicular traffic approaching in whatever direction is closest to their car or truck. Northern Virginia drivers tend to pull out to the street without regard for cyclists…
Continue readingThe hotter the conditions, the better Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau races. However, after hot races Saturday, Sunday morning was cold, wet and raining. The USAT Sprint Triathlon Championship race started with a half mile swim in the river by the University of Alabama campus. Then, triathletes had to run up the steps to Manderson…
Continue readingAt the Olympic Distance National Championships, there were a number of crashes and “near misses” at the Bike Dismount zone (see biker in photo). The course had been set up with bicyclists making a sharp right, downhill, and then being told to get off their bikes immediately before the red dismount line or be disqualified.…
Continue readingWhat did Doug Landau do upon arrival in Tuscaloosa Alabama for the 2010 USA Triathlon Championships ? He checked out his bike, checked out the course and checked into his hotel. VeloCity Bicycle Shop was where the Triathlon Trial Lawyer had his bike shipped from Herndon Virginia. With air travel becoming more difficult for bikers,…
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