Road race directors’ big expenses: Safety, Insurance and permits Having directed and volunteered at a number of running races, triathlons and tennis tournaments over the years, Doug Landau knows that the big expense items are; Police protection, Insurance and permits. Having local law enforcement secure dangerous intentions and road crossings can insure a safer race.…
Continue readingBaptist Church cross country race While visiting Blacksburg for his son’s graduation from Virginia Tech, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau managed to squeeze in a quick race between events ! The Star City Striders https://starcitystriders.com/Results/calendar.htm timing clock burned up prior to the race, but the Roanoke area running club nevertheless staged fun, safe and challenging…
Continue readingBike to Work Day is May 21st. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau enjoys participating in Bike to Work Day, seeing friends at the rest stops, and picking up useful “SWAG” (“Stuff We All Get”). This year, 35 pit stops around the region will offer snacks, drinks and other services to bikers, including 8 stops in…
Continue readingIn yesterday’s post, the verdict in favor of the injured athlete was reported after an 8 year wait for the cyclist’s “day in court.” The damages supporting the $2,900,000 jury verdict were substantial. The permanently injured biker broke 4 vertebrae in her neck. When the accident happened, the Plaintiff was host of a local-access television…
Continue readingAfter hitting a bridge expansion joint on the Lee Bridge in Richmond and flatting out last month, Duathlete and bike injury lawyer Doug Landau noted with interest the case reported this month in the Hartford Courant. A Superior Court jury awarded a former mountain biker and children’s book illustrator $2.9 million for injuries suffered in…
Continue readingIn recognition of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month and the Brain Injury Association‘s ongoing commitment to sports and concussions, BIAA and its nationwide network of 44 State Affiliates is launching a year-long, nationwide education and advocacy campaign: “A concussion is a brain injury. Get the facts.” The campaign will launch with public service announcements,…
Continue readingSportfit FREE Triathlon Bicycle seminar today ! As part of the 2010 SportFit TRIATHLON CLINIC SERIES Doug & Beth Baumgarten will once again hold a free clinic at the Worldgate Sport & Health Club in Herndon, Virginia. If you are a first time (or novice) triathlete or an experienced multipart competitor, SPORTFIT LAB is a…
Continue readingBiker safety on the W&OD Trail and Mount Vernon Trail While visiting the Herndon Thursday morning Farmers Market, I spotted a cyclist in a “Trail Patrol” outfit. While I and others from the Landau Law Shop had helped to clean the trail and volunteered as course marshals for running and bicycling events on this wonderful…
Continue readingThough not an Intercollegiate or Olympic Sport, “Beer Pong” is very popular on many college campuses. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau participates in many unusual athletic events, and has competed on college campuses all over the United States, but not Beer Pong. Beer pong, where players play table tennis and have to drink beer at…
Continue readingAfter his bare foot 5k effort at the USAT Duathlon National Championships, Doug Landau got e-mails, calls and “shout outs” from other multisport athletes. Some, who saw the Triathlon Trial Lawyer “in action” in Richmond, wrote him afterwards. Others, seeing his bike split time, wondered if the Herndon, Reston and Dulles Airport region injury lawyer…
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