Watching the pros in transition is amazing ! Professional triathletes practice their transitions as though it was a 4th sport. They work at racing through transitions in order to gain time on the competition and avoid injury, especially when dismounting their bikes in tight quarters. Precious seconds gained in the transition area can translate into…
Continue readingOne lesson I have learned is to check out the race venue AND the race hotel BEFORE the morning of the race. If you cannot inspect the hotel before the day of your arrival, at least ask to “see the room” BEFORE putting your luggage in it. Several times I have asked to see the…
Continue readingWith the warmer spring weather now upon us, TriathonTrialLawyer Doug Landau is seeing more cyclists on the trails and roads. Landau hopes to soon be rolling down from the ABRAMS LANDAU building to join the Reston Bike Club evening rides that start a stone’s throw away in the Herndon Municipal parking lot at the 20…
Continue readingJoin WABA and the Embassy of Sweden once again in celebrating Sweden’s famed ski race festival by bike! This year’s event takes place Sunday, March 1st, 2009. Last year, Triathlon TrialLawyer Doug Landau and friends from Herndon Virginia met up at the Swedish Embassy, which is located by the Potomac River in Georgetown. It is…
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 readingKey to the mission of CycleSafe.org is event safety. “Cyclesafe.org provides free course safety consultation and infrastructure to cycling events from fun rides to the top pro races in the Carolinas. The CycleSafe.org Safety Team assesses the specific needs and formulates a comprehensive safety plan with prescribed procedures and placement of barriers, fencing and other…
Continue readingHaving raced (and crashed) in races in Italy, Canada and elsewhere where the city streets are closed off and competitors bike and run at top speeds around 90 degree corners and hairpin turns, I appreciate the steps taken by race directors to provide protection to participants and spectators alike. The Associated Press reported today that…
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