“Lucy,” the early human ancestor who lived 3.2 million years ago, may have died from fractures. And these broken bones may have been the result of a fall from a tree. This hypothesis was reported in the journal Nature after investigation from an anthropologist from the University of Texas. During the evolution from quadruped to
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While the annual Labor Day Weekend Potomac Valley Games are anticipated by Mid-Atlantic track and field athletes in top shape by the end of the summer racing season, this year’s open track & field meet for athletes of all ages was also the 2016 USATF Southeast Region Championship for Masters and the 2016 Potomac Valley Track
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Recovery after hard training is critical to long term athletic success. Doug Landau often tells newer multisport athletes that getting good sleep and naps is as important as intense interval and “brick”workouts. When it comes to post-workout recovery, competitive athletes will try almost anything. Landau has suffered through such modalities as: ice baths, foam rollers
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Having tested himself against the best “Run-Bike-Run” athletes in the world, Herndon Virginia lawyer Doug Landau qualified to represent the USA in Epenticton Canada in August of 2017 at the ITU DUathlon World Championships. Lawyer Landau will once again be a member of TeamUSA in the Sprint Duathlon competition, which is being held on the
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The best triathletes from all over Virginia arrived in Omaha, Nebraska to compete against the best multisport athletes from all over the United States and other countries at the USAT Triathlon National Championships. In order to compete in the Olympic Distance event, athletes had to qualify and state, regional and international champions assembled at Levi
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A sunny race day greeted duathletes with temperatures in the 30s, winds gusting so hard that several port-o-johns were knocked over and the Finish Line becoming airborne ! With the long descent on the middle, bike portion of the USAT Duathlon National Championships, the wind would be buffeting athletes all over the scenic road
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After struggling with injury, and unable to train at top speed in preparation for the 2016 USAT Sprint Duathlon National Championships, Herndon Virginia lawyer Doug Landau nevertheless made the trip to Bend, Oregon in order to once again qualify for the ITU Duathlon World Championships. A windy, hilly course, at altitude, would present a challenge
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Doug Landau was scheduled to spend Fathers Day in Connecticut after trying three difficult Social Security cases in Washington D.C. in the week prior. Having signed up for the Sharon Mudge Pond Triathlon, he was looking forward to seeing friends, family and “training through” the event on the nearby sprint distance course. However, the race
Continue readingWith soon-to-be doctor Zach Landau on the East Coast for a Pediatric rotation, the opportunity for the Landau men to race together came to fruition at the Oak Hill 5km on May 7th, 2016. Who would get family bragging rights ? The future Navy doctor or his dad, the “Triathlon Trial Lawyer ? With over
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Doug Landau toed the starting line in East Potomac Park at the Race For Equal Justice, where Landau had won the Community Member category of this Washington, D.C. race. Intending to “train through” this 5km, Lawyer Landau wanted to run the 5 km, then bike around Hains Point, and then run again (while the 10km racers
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