With his own daughter watching her final two high school games from the sidelines this Fall, sport injury lawyer Doug Landau wondered about other student athletes who return to the playing field before medically stable or physiologically ready. Too many kids may be returning to the playing field too soon after a concussion. “How many?…
Continue readingAs Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau makes preparations to return to Colonial Williamsburg for the Annual VTLA Convention March 12-15th, 2009, he checks the Colonial Road Runners schedule to see what training runs and racing events may be available. Shown here with Club President and frequent racer Rick Platt, Herndon Reston area sports injury and…
Continue readingWhile riding in the winter is always fraught with risks (temperature, road conditions, slowed reflexes due to numb fingers, etc.), conditions on the W&OD Trail with ice melting and refreezing, with tire tracks running through, poses increased risks. My own tires got caught in tracks and fishtailing and loss of control were experienced. When the…
Continue readingHerndon Hockey – they do not have enough players from one school to field 3 lines, but they play well enough with 2 to fire up their fans ! The Washington Post Jeff Nelson’s article “Herndon Turns Things Around” tells the some of the story of this remarkable local team. “Any program having a down…
Continue readingHaving raced in the Annual Blacksburg Classic 5K in 2006 and won his age group, Herndon Reston area sports injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau has registered for this wonderful event again. This time, in support of his daughter’s training efforts, Landau will try his endurance at the 10 mile distance. A 5th year senior…
Continue readingAfter winning his Age Group in the last race of 2007, Doug Landau got bested by several Masters competitors, including two clients ! The TriathlonTrialLawyer placed 5th in the 2008 Virginia Triathlon Series. So, while the Herndon sports injury and disability lawyer received some wonderful prizes at the conclusion of the season (and avoided bike…
Continue readingWhile the winter weather in Virginia means an end to outdoor triathlon competition, after a “rest period” Doug Landau does his winter training, often outside. In order to “build a bigger and better engine,” the Triathlon Trial Lawyer puts in the miles, often slogging through the slush and snow. The Herndon sports injury and disability…
Continue readingyour goals over the winter hiatus, and then register right away for the popular area races, for, as Shut out of the May Columbia Triathlon, the June VTS Reston Sprint and other early season multi-sport events, Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau learned an important lesson; once you decide on what popular races you want to…
Continue readingThis past Spring, my daughter and her tennis team had the opportunity to meet tennis and sports legend Billie Jean King. The occasion was a kick off for the Washington Kastles Team Tennis franchise. When I was a teenager, I used to attend the U.S. Open at Forest Hills. These grass court championships took place…
Continue readingJust when you think you have seen every kind of pre- and post-race oddity, you are surprised by some new twist at an international competition. In this time of Thanksgiving, I am thankful that I have been able to finish every race I have started in other countries, despite crashes, dashes and frigid splashes. In…
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