Attorney Doug Landau of the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. has again qualified to represent the entire country as a member of TeamUSA at next year’s 2020 ITU Sprint Distance Duathlon World Championships in Almere-Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Read more about it on the Herndon Connection here. Lawyer Landau, just returned from the USAT…
Emerging from a difficult interval class at the Green Lizard, attorney Doug Landau spied a trio of evening cyclists on the W&OD Trail in downtown Herndon, Virginia. Instead of the usual soft cloth saddle bags, this group had hard plastic buckets strapped to their touring bicycles! While not the most aerodynamic design, these devices keep…
While doing a long, easy solo ride to Leesburg a few months ago, lawyer Doug Landau happened to see the following signs. He found out that Loudoun County installed miles of trails that connect to the W&OD Trail, which also goes right by our Abrams Landau, Ltd. office in Herndon, Virginia. The Loudoun Bike Trail…
The Reston Bike Club (RBC) mid-week rides are now leaving from both the Reston and Herndon locations on Tuesdays AND Thursday evenings. Doug Landau joined the RBC group April 12th in order to get some miles under his legs outdoors before racing on the weekend. The weather was magnificent, and the route map pick-up and…
While nearly every worker who comes before the DC Workers’ Compensation Board would not be able to avail themselves of the DC Bike Share program, some might decide this is an economical, environmentally friendly, and fun way to get to the Wisconsin Avenue hearing location on good weather days. Doug Landau tried a case earlier…
While Doug Landau does not intend to be anyone’s coach, he is asked to weigh in on training devices, protocols, sports safety issues & athletics facilities. This week Landau was asked: As I get back to training I wanted to ask you what you think of the VeloLabs trainer workouts now being offered at the…
Last year, we wrote about a woman who drove her car on the W&OD trail, hitting a cyclist and sending other trail users diving into the bushes for safety. Click here to read the full post. At the time the driver was charged with driving while intoxicated and felony hit-and-run. We have just learned that…
Laurie Corkey sent me the following information, following up yesterday’s sad post: “My dearest, beloved Jack died suddenly on Sunday. I found him when I came home from church. He had his running suit on, ipod in his ear, and someone has confirmed that they saw him running that morning. If it was a normal…
Cyclists, Runners, Walkers and Skaters all have stopped at Herndon’s Great Harvest Bread for the free slices, the warm, wonderful aromas and Jack Corkey’s smile. He was a “darned good” friend to everyone who used the W&OD Trail and visited Herndon, Virginia. The web site is titled “Darned Good Bread,” a fitting appellation. The bakery…
In a word, “yes.” Not including my own crashes while commuting, racing or just riding, I recently caused another rider to fall. While riding with the Reston Bike Club, I got carried away talking to a new acquaintance. I caused another rider to go off the the lip of the road – there was no…