{"id":304,"date":"2009-03-20T19:59:46","date_gmt":"2009-03-21T03:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/cases\/triathlontriallawyer-a-scratch-from-the-united-states-masters-indoor-track-field-championships\/"},"modified":"2009-03-20T19:59:46","modified_gmt":"2009-03-21T03:59:46","slug":"triathlontriallawyer-a-scratch-from-the-united-states-masters-indoor-track-field-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2009\/03\/20\/triathlontriallawyer-a-scratch-from-the-united-states-masters-indoor-track-field-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"TriathlonTrialLawyer a scratch from the United States Masters Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theathleteslawyer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/March_2009\/triathlontriallawyer_doug_landau_at_the_USAT_F_indoor_national_championships.jpeg\" alt=\"TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau did eventually compete in the USAT&amp;F Masters Indoor National Championship 800 on Sunday\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"316\" width=\"300\" \/>There are very few things that can keep me from finishing a race I have signed up for, especially where I am an event sponsor.  As a Gold Sponsor of the 2009 USA Masters Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships in Landover, Maryland at the Prince Georges Sports &amp; Learning Complex, I had registered for the 3 km (just under 2 miles) on Friday, the mile on Saturday and the half on Sunday.  However, family comes first, and I was thrilled to be visiting family in New York City after depositions Thursday in Flemington, New Jersey.   The absence of the TriathlonTrialLawyer was not missed; there was plenty of excitement for spectators, track aficianados and participants alike <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For example, one of the great endurance athletes of all time, former Olympic marathon champion Joan Benoit Samuelson, broke the U.S. women&#8217;s indoor 3,000-meter record for runners 50 and older on Friday according to the AP.  Running in her first competitive track meet in six years, the 51-year-old clocked 10 minutes, 22.69 seconds on Friday at the USA Masters Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships.  Benoit Samuelson said she didn&#8217;t prepare much for the race and might run more competitive events.  The resident of Freeport, Maine, won the inaugural Olympic women&#8217;s marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are very few things that can keep me from finishing a race I have signed up for, especially where I am an event sponsor. 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