One 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…
As 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…
While 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,…
The 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…
The Nations Triathlon in Washington, D.C. takes participants past an unmatched cornucopia of national monuments, such as the White House, National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Kennedy Center, FBI Building, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, etc. But what was equally inspiring were the funds raised to help others and the courage of those racers in the purple…
It was a perfect day for me, as I like it hot, humid and relatively flat. After a decent swim in the Potomac River and no one successfully passing this Triathlon Trial Lawyer from the moment I got out of the water thanks to fast transitions and a 66 min bike ride (22.6 mph), I…
Getting together in advance of the DC Nations Triathlon enabled me to catch up with several teammates and team manager Lisa Levin Reichman and her family. We met for a “carbo loading” dinner after pre-registration. Lisa was recently featured in the Washington Examiner as she had just finished her first triathlon, has 3 small children…
In lieu of a sports post today, please visit our sister site (LandauInjuryLaw), which has devoted the week to the clients we have helped after the devastation of 9/11.
Being fat and physically inactive has a name–Sedentary Death Syndrome or “SeDS.” Approximately 2.5 million Americans will die prematurely in the next 10 years due to SeDS, a number greater than all alcohol, guns, motor vehicles, illicit drug use and sexual behavior related deaths combined. Research has identified SeDS as the second largest threat to…
After being a volunteer in the rain Saturday at the 25th Annual Reston Triathlon packet pick up, Doug Landau raced Sunday against many of the area’s top multisport athletes, including the Mayor of D.C. ! Shown here are “TriathlonTrialLawyer” Doug Landau, Rip Tide Swim & Sport’s Shandra Richardson, who was female runner up, and Mayor…