Virginia, DC & Maryland multisport athletes can plan their 2017 season now. They can train effectively throughout the winter knowing that they are already entered in their favorite events for the coming year. All of the races for 2017 can be found here at the Virginia-Maryland Triathlon Series (VTSMTS) website. There are 32 events, including long…
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There is a lot to be thankful for in 2015! Please enjoy safe and happy holidays and a wonderful new year! From all of us at Abrams Landau, Ltd.!
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After a rough winter like 2014-15 in Northern Virginia, our roadways are filled with potholes. That can only mean one thing now that the weather is warming up — road crews trying to repair these dangerous cavities in the asphalt — before someone gets hurt. A case in Tuscon, Arizona was settled last month in…
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The best race directors plan ahead to obtain the necessary permits and to secure police protection and road closures. Some races, held at office parks that are not used on weekends, or other off-road sites (like the wonderful islands in downtown Richmond, Virginia) do not need road closures or police protection like downtown marathons and…
Continue readingWith the weather turning cooler, athletes and fitness buffs will be turning to indoor venues for their exercise. Gyms and health clubs are places where health should be improved, not endangered. Yet when maintenance is not a priority, and equipment is not cared for properly &/or on a consistent basis, members’ safety is put at…
Continue readingHave you ever used a stability ball while exercising? These inflated spheres have become quite popular with athletes, gym rats, home gym users, even school kids in physical education class. Doug Landau finds these “physio balls” extremely useful for balance training. “Stability balls” have come into vogue with athletes like Landau who are looking for…
Continue readingIs “bigger, stronger, faster” still the mantra in baseball? The end of 2013 brought news of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) proposed ban on home plate collisions. Collisions involving a base runner bowling over a catcher to beat the ball to home plate have caused countless injuries over the years — to both catchers and runners. …
Continue readingOur friends at Potomac River Running are hosting free injury screening clinics on a drop-in basis on scheduled Saturdays from 12-2pm. Through this wonderful community service, athletes can spend time with a medical professional to discuss any problems or questions relevant to runners, road racers and walkers. The clinics are designed to help athletes determine…
Continue readingFor insight into this question, consider a recent case that caught the attention of Herndon athlete’s attorney Doug Landau: This example involves a 40-year old professional athlete who underwent back surgery to repair a right sided lumbar spine disk herniation. He also had lumbar stenosis. After performing a decompressive laminectomy and BAK cage and pedicle…
Continue readingU.S. Divers has recalled a youth snorkeling mask that was sold exclusively at Costco as a part of a set, along with a snorkel and fins. The Martinique LX Jr. Youth Snorkeling Mask Sets can pose a laceration danger when notches in the tempered glass lens on the mask can break under certain water pressure. If you…
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