Have you ever wondered how far a soccer player runs during a game? With the world’s attention focused last summer on soccer during the excitement of the World Cup games, this may be a question on the minds of sports fans across the globe. Sports fanatics have always been — and always will be —…
Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) has put out a call to action for the community to push for the repaving, rehabilitating, and upgrading of the trail in Rock Creek Park. The trail is crumbling, in terrible condition, and too narrow in some areas. WABA has started a petition asking the National Park Service (NPS) and…
The word concussion is everywhere lately. From former football players suing the National Football League (NFL) for hiding the dangers of concussion, to concussions sustained by other professional athletes, local youth athletes, and even our own Doug Landau — concussions seem to be more prevalent than ever. Baseball players — particularly pitchers — are…
Herndon lawyer Doug Landau, himself an avid runner and cyclist who enjoys his office’s proximity to the W & OD trail, was dismayed to learn that a woman was dragged off the trail and attacked in late January. The attack took place near Sunset Hills Road and the Reston YMCA. Landau has often run and…
Athletes – and runners in particular — are particularly susceptible to low back pain. Herndon Triathlon Lawyer Doug Landau came across an easy exercise that helps to reset the body after the repetitive stresses it endures in training, running, or even just sitting for long periods of time. It is called the Double-Leg Pelvic Tilt. …
Perhaps if you are hot and sweaty, the election staff will move you through the line quickly. Otherwise, use the time to stretch ! Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 6th, so get out and VOTE ! Even an inactive couch potato knows that this is a critical election year and we urge all registered…
After last year’s success in educating students about brain injury and giving out free bicycle helmets, a goal of 365 helmets was set for 2012. The campaign was to be “a helmet a day” to protect school children from preventable head injury. Setting goals and achieving them is a common occurrence at the Herndon law…
Needing one more race to have the mandatory minimum number to qualify for the Virginia Triathlon Series (“VTS”) age group awards, Doug Landau had his heel taped up and travelled down to Boxley Cove in Bumpass, Virginia for the final event of the season. The Giant Acorn Sprint Triathlon was held on a cold, rainy…
Having studied exercise physiology, I am often taken aback by some of the extreme forms of training and competition being promoted by so-called “sports gurus.” The are recipes for injury, disability and worse. While the human body is indeed a miraculous collection of systems, it is not immortal and our bodies need time to rest…
Most people are happy to win awards in running races and other athletic events. But when the announcer tells everyone that your prize is for being in the “oldest age group,” the trophy loses its luster ! Even though he finished in the top 5 out of over 275 entrants, running 19:26 on a “rolling”…