The 2012 Vasa Ride? will be Sunday, March 4th at the gorgeous Swedish Embassy Building right on the Potomac River in Georgetown. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (“WABA”) web site says: Break out your ski goggles for the region’s first large organized bike ride of the season! The Annual Vasa Ride is WABA’s bicycle-themed tribute…
Continue readingA warm venue in the dead of winter is always something to perspire for if you are a multisport athlete. The Herndon Aquathon is coming back to the Community Center on February 25th, a Saturday, in memory of our dear friend and neighbor, Jack Corkey. In last week’s post, the details were spelled out for…
Continue readingDear Friends, Team mates, Training partners & Poseurs: So that you can race in warm conditions in a unique event that was contested in the 1990s, we are bringing back the Herndon Community Center Aquathon in memory of our dear friend Jack Corkey of Great Harvest Bread. You can even shower, hot tub, sauna, work…
Continue readingDoug Landau and his family visited Transition Triathlon Store and came away with Newton running shoes, gifts and replacement parts that are hard to find in retail stores in Northern Virginia. Transition Triathlon, Loudoun’s new triathlon store in Leesburg is just a few yards from the W&OD trail. In addition to being convenient (how many…
Continue readingOne of the rules at the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU is the “KISS Rule” – Keep It Shortt & Simple ! So if you are considering a lawyer for your injury case, do not walk out, but RUN (like Forrest Gump !) if they have: A big butt (from sitting all day in their…
Continue readingJust as Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau has little patience for so-called personal injury lawyers who do not go to court, do not try cases, do not adequately prepare (or do so on the cheap), do not have real offices or staff, he also keeps his enthusiasm for so-called sports medicine specialists who needlessly sideline…
Continue readingIn the Fall issue of SPOKES magazine Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau was called the “Bicycling Barrister” because of his heavy schedule of cases (representing cyclists injured in crashes) and races. As he trains barefoot, when weather and surface conditions permit, lawyer Landau jumps at the chance to race without running shoes. Notable barefoot races…
Continue readingThe ringing of bells on the feet of thousands of runners echoed on the streets of the Nation’s Capitol on December 11th. The Jingle Bell 8km road race took place at Freedom Plaza during the “Occupy Washington” encampment, much to the surprise of the tent inhabitants and racers ! It was a tad ironic that…
Continue readingThe Reston Area Triathlon Club, otherwise known as RATS had their annual “IronMan watching party” during the broadcast of the Kona Hawaii race. The club allowed Doug Landau to attend at the December 10th Bonzai Bike and Multisport Store party, where a large projection screen was set up and food served. Triathlete Coach Brian Clark…
Continue readingPicking on yesterday’s post, running as a team can be lots of fun. After college and graduate school, it’s hard to find other working adults to run with if you are not a member one of the excellent local running clubs, such as the DC Road Runners Club, the Potomac Valley Masters, Montgomery Road Runners,…
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