The 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 readingAs he has done before, Landau offered her a helmet, since he often travels with spare safety equipment. The West Coast Athlete graciously accepted lawyer Landau’s offer, as was back in the race. The next day her sister returned the Virginia bike safety lawyer’s helmet, and they cheered the other bicycle racers participating in the…
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,…
Continue readingArriving at the Landau Law Shop on a Saturday, injury trial attorney Doug Landau expects downtown Herndon to be fairly quiet. However, the Triathlon Trial Lawyer was surprised to see yellow Corvettes and other classic cars arrayed all along the streets around the Municipal Center and Herndon Courthouse. The reason ? The Herndon Classic Car…
Continue readingRarely are the results re-done after the day of the race. However, the Virginia Triathlon Series published final results from Sunday’s inaugural Warrenton Sprint Triathlon. Several athletes were not just penalized under the USAT Rules, but disqualified. After posting 5 km running splits of 13 – 15 minutes on a difficult course, it became clear…
Continue readingBike racks do not have to be ugly metal masses in our city centers. Rather, the places to secure one’s bicycle can be artistic, and even be incorporated into the overall look of the town. While arguing Pre- Trial motions at the Courthouse in Old Town Alexandria, bike crash injury lawyer Doug Landau noticed the…
Continue readingBumping into coach Ken Mierke after a Reston Bike Club ride was quite a surprise to Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau. Mierke, of Fitness Concepts, was one of the first coaches in the area to use sound sports medicine science and regularly perform VO2 Max testing on athletes. Ken is a champion athlete who carried…
Continue readingSpeeding on the rolling roads of Fauquier County, specifically Routes 29 and 211 will usually get you an “invitation” to the Court in Madison, Virginia. However, over 200 multisport athletes did just that – riding their bikes up and down the hilly roads around Warrenton. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau entered the VTS Warrenton race…
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