{"id":1284,"date":"2010-06-04T07:25:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-04T15:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2010-06-04T07:25:29","modified_gmt":"2010-06-04T15:25:29","slug":"pre-race-packet-pick-up-promotes-safety-promotes-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2010\/06\/04\/pre-race-packet-pick-up-promotes-safety-promotes-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Race Packet Pick Up promotes safety, promotes efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1285\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/06\/DSCF76601-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"TriPerformance Coach Brian Crow at today's Inifinitive Broadlands Triathlon packet pick up\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TriPerformance Coach Crow at the Inifinitive Broadlands Triathlon packet pick up &amp; bike safety inspection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Race Director and <a title=\"triperformance\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tri-performance.com\" target=\"_blank\">TriPerformance<\/a> Coach Brian Crow runs a smooth race, which starts with a well-staffed pre race packet pick up.  Pre-Race Packet pick up, bicycle and helmet safety checks, and course tours and pre-race meetings all help triathletes and bikers avoid injury and crashes.  Broadlands, South Riding and Warrenton Sprint Triathlon prizewinner and cyclist Doug Landau of the <a title=\"Landau Law Shop web site\" href=\"https:\/\/www.landaulawshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd.<\/a> law firm in Herndon Virginia notes that there is a clear advantage to knowing the course.  &#8220;I can ride faster AND more safely on a course where I know the turns, hills, road conditions and transition area.  In over 25 years of multi-sport racing, I have seen too many cyclists and triathletes get hurt when they did not know when to turn, shift gears or slow down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1287\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1287\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1287\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/06\/DSCF76701-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A bike crash and still 3rd place overall !\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/06\/DSCF76701-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/06\/DSCF76701-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bike crash and still 3rd place overall !<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[N.B. In the Broadlands Sprint Triathlon, a 16-year-old crashed, but managed to finish in 3rd place (see photo, left); another racer did an extra lap on the 2 loop course; and, another cyclist went off the course and may have received a penalty.]<\/p>\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s race raises funds for the Infinitive Foundation, which was established to support programs focused on health and enhancing family life. Proceeds from the Infinitive Race Series will support local and US Military families. Infinitive Infinitive is a Northern Virginia based management consultancy that delivers Change Engineering expertise. Click for more information about <a title=\"infinitive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.infinitive.com\" target=\"_blank\">Infinitive<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Race Director and TriPerformance Coach Brian Crow runs a smooth race, which starts with a well-staffed pre race packet pick up. Pre-Race Packet pick up, bicycle and helmet safety checks, and course tours and pre-race meetings all help triathletes and bikers avoid injury and crashes. Broadlands, South Riding and Warrenton Sprint Triathlon prizewinner and cyclist&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2010\/06\/04\/pre-race-packet-pick-up-promotes-safety-promotes-efficiency\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;Pre-Race Packet Pick Up promotes safety, promotes efficiency&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[101,780,896,910,929,942,1147,1207,1588,1591,1840,2454,2631,2708,2890,2894,2900,2933,3371,3928,4030,4760,4782,4792,4811,4813,5160,5242,5251,5252,5278],"class_list":["post-1284","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cases","category-races","tag-abrams-landau","tag-bicycle-crash","tag-bike-crash","tag-bike-crash-injury","tag-bike-crashes","tag-bike-helmet","tag-brain-injury","tag-broadlands-south-riding-warrenton-virginia-sprint-triathlon-prizewinner","tag-cyclist-injury","tag-cyclist-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-doug-landau","tag-head-injury","tag-herndon-reston-area-law-firm","tag-herndon-virginia-injury-lawyer","tag-inifinitive-broadlands-triathlon","tag-injured-athlete","tag-injured-athlete-lawyer-landau","tag-injured-cyclists","tag-ltd-law-firm","tag-personal-injury-attorney","tag-pre-race-meeting-safety","tag-spinal-injury","tag-sports-medicine","tag-sports-death","tag-sports-injuries","tag-sports-injury","tag-traumatic-brain-injury","tag-triathlon-packet-pick-up","tag-triathlon-trial-lawyer","tag-triathlon-trial-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-triperformance-coach-brian-crow"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pre-Race Packet Pick Up promotes safety, promotes efficiency - Sports Injury Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2010\/06\/04\/pre-race-packet-pick-up-promotes-safety-promotes-efficiency\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pre-Race Packet Pick Up promotes safety, promotes efficiency - Sports Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Race Director and TriPerformance Coach Brian Crow runs a smooth race, which starts with a well-staffed pre race packet pick up. 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