{"id":1133,"date":"2010-04-25T18:26:10","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T02:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2010-04-25T18:26:10","modified_gmt":"2010-04-26T02:26:10","slug":"landau-runs-the-bike-rather-than-riding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2010\/04\/25\/landau-runs-the-bike-rather-than-riding\/","title":{"rendered":"Landau RUNS the bike rather than riding !"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Standing above the USAT DUathlon National Championship transition area, Doug Landau is happy to have finished the race without injury or crashing after hitting a bridge joint that caused a flat tire and the Triathlon Trial Lawyer to RUN the last 3 miles of the bike course - BAREFOOT !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you’re competing at the national championship level, every second counts. In order to be one of the fastest multi-sport athletes, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau practices dismounting from his bike and immediately running at top speed. The Triathlon Trial Lawyer also practices getting in and out of his bike shoes, which are attached to his racing bike pedals, without crashing or causing injury, while going 20 mph so as not to lose time in the transition area of a Duathlon or Triathlon. At last year’s BRATS Vint Hill sprint triathlon<\/a> in Warrenton, he finished 4th overall by less than one second ! <\/em> So at this year’s National Duathlon Festival<\/a>, when Landau’s bike flatted on the third and final lap, rather than quit (never an option), wait for a ride (and disqualification) or walk, he instead opted to keep from going hypothermic and ran across the Lee Bridge. When he approached the finish line area, he was greeted with:<\/p>\n