{"id":4759,"date":"2013-12-27T06:50:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T06:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=4759"},"modified":"2013-12-27T06:50:26","modified_gmt":"2013-12-27T06:50:26","slug":"national-park-places-moratorium-on-biking-and-running-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/12\/27\/national-park-places-moratorium-on-biking-and-running-races\/","title":{"rendered":"National Park Places Moratorium on Biking and Running Races in Death Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4760\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/sand-track-Jenna.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4760\" title=\"Running and biking in Death Valley takes a special kind of dedicated endurance athlete.  Competing in one of the hottest venues on Earth requires training, commitment and intelligent planning for a safe race.   (Photo by Jenna Hertz)\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/sand-track-Jenna-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Running and biking in Death Valley takes a special kind of dedicated endurance athlete.  Competing in one of the hottest venues on Earth requires training, commitment and intelligent planning for a safe race.   (Photo by Jenna Hertz)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/sand-track-Jenna-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/sand-track-Jenna-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/12\/sand-track-Jenna.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Running and biking in Death Valley takes a special kind of dedicated endurance athlete. Competing in one of the hottest venues on Earth requires training, commitment and intelligent planning for a safe race. (Photo by Jenna Hertz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After enjoying a half-marathon length training run through the dry, dusty Los Virgines hills, I came across <a title=\"LADaily news Death Valley races\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\">LADailyNews<\/a>\u00a0report regarding the moratorium on National Park Service permits. Death Valley National Park placed a moratorium on cycling and running competitions until it can determine how safe they are. This action was announced despite the fact that race promoters have held 89 events in the park since 1990 without serious incident. According to spokesperson for race promoter\/sponsor AdventureCorps Chris Kostman, &#8220;There have been no deaths, no car crashes, no citations issued, and only a few evacuations by ambulance after <!--more-->literally millions of miles covered on foot or by bike by event participants.&#8221; As for the Badwater 135, a footrace held in one of the hottest places on earth, he adds, &#8220;Although it is considered the world&#8217;s toughest foot race, we have an 89 percent finishing rate,&#8221; Kostman told the AP on Monday. He said no participant has ever been seriously hurt.<\/p>\n<p>Death Valley spokeswoman Cheryl Chipman said the study wasn&#8217;t prompted by any accident but by observations of rangers and visitors that an increasing number of endurance contests were jamming the park&#8217;s narrow two-lane roads with participants, support crews and spectators. Evidence tends to suggest this was creating traffic hazards for the competitors and others. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want to have to wait for an accident to happen to do this safety review,&#8221; Chipman added. &#8220;We want to be proactive and create the conditions that we think are the safest allowable for these kinds of events.&#8221; Death Valley, which attracts about a million visitors a year, is located some 200 miles east of Los Angeles in an area that&#8217;s sometimes been described as desert salt pan surrounded by mountains. <a title=\"death valley moratorium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centredaily.com\/2013\/12\/23\/3956172_death-valley-puts-brakes-on-running.html#storylink=cpy\" target=\"_blank\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in such ultra endurance races and extreme condition competitions should have proof of completion of events of comparable (and increasing) difficulty, a thorough physical exam by a qualified doctor. During the event, athletes should have support teams with sufficient nutritional and other supplies. Participants&#8217; fluid and calorie intake should be carefully monitored in order to avoid dehydration or other systemic problems. The runners&#8217; or bikers&#8217; progress can be tracked with GPS or similar technology. Lastly, it would not be a bad idea to equip each endurance athlete with a &#8220;panic button&#8221; in case of emergency. Hopefully when the National Park&#8217;s safety study is completed by next Fall, the events in Death Valley will again resume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After enjoying a half-marathon length training run through the dry, dusty Los Virgines hills, I came across LADailyNews\u00a0report regarding the moratorium on National Park Service permits. Death Valley National Park placed a moratorium on cycling and running competitions until it can determine how safe they are. This action was announced despite the fact that race&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/12\/27\/national-park-places-moratorium-on-biking-and-running-races\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;National Park Places Moratorium on Biking and Running Races in Death Valley&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[9,37,288,299,411,620,634,1024,1221,2249,2454,2532,2703,2728,3002,3137,3153,3316,3619,3646,3927,3928,4463,4758,4760,4866,5160,5230],"class_list":["post-4759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cases","tag-first-time-on-bike-trail","tag-lost-but-not-injured","tag-ashburn-farms-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer","tag-ashburn-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer","tag-back-injury","tag-best-lost-bicyclist-lawyer","tag-best-mountain-biker-lawyer","tag-biker-camel-pack-injury-avoidance","tag-bumpass-injury-lawyer","tag-fortnightly-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer","tag-head-injury","tag-herndon-bicycle-law","tag-herndon-virginia-cyclist-law","tag-herndons-best-lawyer","tag-injury-report","tag-knee-injury","tag-lake-anna-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer","tag-lost-biker-search-helicopter","tag-national-forest-injury-lawyer","tag-neck-injury-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer","tag-personal-injury","tag-personal-injury-attorney","tag-rotator-cuff-injury-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer","tag-spinal-cord-injury","tag-spinal-injury","tag-spotsylvania-virginia-injury-disability-lawyer","tag-traumatic-brain-injury","tag-triathlon-injury"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>National Park Places Moratorium on Biking and Running Races in Death Valley - 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\/2013\/12\/27\/national-park-places-moratorium-on-biking-and-running-races\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National Park Places Moratorium on Biking and Running Races in Death Valley - Sports Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After enjoying a half-marathon length training run through the dry, dusty Los Virgines hills, I came across LADailyNews\u00a0report regarding the moratorium on National Park Service permits. 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