{"id":1379,"date":"2010-08-10T19:23:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T03:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2010-08-10T19:23:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-11T03:23:49","slug":"about-usa-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2010\/08\/10\/about-usa-triathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"About USA Triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1380\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1380\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/Gilbert-doug-Landau-at-USAT-duathlon-Richmond1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"USAT CEO Skip Gilbert and Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau at the USAT Duathlon natinal Championsips in Richmond, Virginia\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/Gilbert-doug-Landau-at-USAT-duathlon-Richmond1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/Gilbert-doug-Landau-at-USAT-duathlon-Richmond1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USAT CEO Skip Gilbert and Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau at the USAT Duathlon natinal Championsips in Richmond, Virginia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As a Sprint Triathlon and Aquathon All American, as well as an Olympic Distance Honorable Mention award winner, Herndon multisport athlete and attorney Doug Landau feels that it is important to support the national governing body and the people who volunteer their time so that races can be conducted safely.  Over the years, Lawyer Landau has contributed to become a &#8220;gold member,&#8221; directed, sponsored and volunteered at athletic events.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"usat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatriathlon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">USA Triathlon<\/a> is proud to serve as the National Governing Body for triathlon &#8211; one of the fastest growing sports in the world &#8211; as well as duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USAT sanctions 3,100 races and connects with more than 133,000 members each year, making it the largest multisport organization in the world. In addition to its work with athletes, coaches, and race directors on the grassroots level, USAT provides leadership and support to elite athletes competing at international events, including World Championships, Pan American Games and the Summer Olympic Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a Sprint Triathlon and Aquathon All American, as well as an Olympic Distance Honorable Mention award winner, Herndon multisport athlete and attorney Doug Landau feels that it is important to support the national governing body and the people who volunteer their time so that races can be conducted safely. Over the years, Lawyer Landau&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2010\/08\/10\/about-usa-triathlon\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;About USA Triathlon&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],"tags":[101,240,780,896,910,929,1147,1770,1840,2454,2631,2894,2900,2933,2970,3231,3245,3580,3928,4663,4811,5160,5213,5251,5252,5262,5383],"class_list":["post-1379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cases","tag-abrams-landau","tag-aquathon-award-winner","tag-bicycle-crash","tag-bike-crash","tag-bike-crash-injury","tag-bike-crashes","tag-brain-injury","tag-disabled-athletes","tag-doug-landau","tag-head-injury","tag-herndon-reston-area-law-firm","tag-injured-athlete","tag-injured-athlete-lawyer-landau","tag-injured-cyclists","tag-injured-triathletes-lawyer","tag-leesburg-bike-injury","tag-leesburg-motorcycle-crash-lawyer","tag-multisport-athlete-lawyer-landau","tag-personal-injury-attorney","tag-skip-gilbert","tag-sports-injuries","tag-traumatic-brain-injury","tag-triathlon-all-american","tag-triathlon-trial-lawyer","tag-triathlon-trial-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-triathlontriallawyer","tag-usa-triathlon"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About USA Triathlon - 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\/08\/10\/about-usa-triathlon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About USA Triathlon - Sports Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As a Sprint Triathlon and Aquathon All American, as well as an Olympic Distance Honorable Mention award winner, Herndon multisport athlete and attorney Doug Landau feels that it is important to support the national governing body and the people who volunteer their time so that races can be conducted safely. 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