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Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau’s listing of notable races for 2008. The Athletes Lawyer has registered for, or intends to do those events noted by an * Note that there are many excellent race calendars. What Doug Landau has here are races that are unique, “under the radar” or special because of: the charity they support, their proximity to the Dulles Airport area or notable because they are directed or supported by our Link partners, friends and allied professionals.

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3/26 Manna Runners and Walkers (See 4/12 Race details) are invited to attend Results Gym Downtown Open House and Runner’s Clinic on Wednesday, March 26 for a free running clinic, gait analysis, shoe fittings and runners massages from 5-8pm. The facilities and classes will also be available all day. Results Downtown is located at Connecticut and L NW, next to Farragut North Metro. If you’d like to attend, get in touch with Scott Simpson at 202.234.5678 x 3 or scotts@resultsthegym.com.

3/30 *Homestead, Hot Springs, VA VTLA annual 2 miler, X-C3/31 Virginia Duathlon, Virginia Beach (Run 5k, BIke 50k, Run 5k) kalerunning.com Kale running puts on terrific running and multi-sport events throughout Virginia.

4/5 MS SOCIETY CHARITY (SPIN) RIDE at Worldgate Sport & Health in Herndon, VA from 9:30-11:30 AM. Fun, great prizes and a Grand Prize for the highest fundraiser as well as bagels, fruit, coffee following this fundraising event that benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Reston Herndon injury & disability lawyer Doug Landau has taken classes from both Ed Smith and Denise Morgan, who will be leading this indoor ride (so it’s “RAIN OR SHINE”). Hurry, only 27 bikes available ! For more information, contact Ed Smith at: esmith1@aol.com or Denise Morgan at: denise1284@aol.com.

4/6 *Monument Avenue 10k is this year’s US National 10k Road Race Championships. Richmond Sports Backers (www.sportsbacker.org) Richmond’s principle non-profit sports advocate expects 30,000 runners to compete on this scenic, historic and relatively flat course. The Sports Backers also bid on, and won, the USAT National Age Group Short ourse DUathlon Championships for the next 3 years !

4/12 Annual Manna Fun Run 5k, Rock Creek Park, Fitzgerald Tennis Center. 830 AM, This family, stroller and pet-friendly event is held at Rock Creek Park. Rock Creek Park - Fitzgerald Tennis Center, 16th Street at Colorado Avenue, NW. Ample parking is available at the Fitzgerald Tennis Center. Enter the parking area off Colorado Ave, NW. Please do not use the Kennedy Street NW entrance. See free Runners Clinic 3/26 !
4/20 The 13th Annual “Run For Shelter” will take place at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds in Leesburg, Virginia. The Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (”LAWS”) is the beneficiary of this charitable sports fundraiser. The events take place 8:30 AM Sunday morning. Registration can be done at www.runfortheshelter.org and our friends at Potomac River Running are one of the sponsors. It is a great opportunity to get a quality “brick” by riding to, before or after this run !Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau has successfully raced in this event which raises money for the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (”LAWS”). There will be a Half-Marathon, a 5km. and a “kids run for the shelter” for children 10 and under. There is an excellent staging area and there are participants of all ages, shapes and sizes. Landau will likely be lining up for the 5km. at 8:30, where he has medalled in the past. He also uses the W&OD Trail for training for Triathlon competition.Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau hopes to see many familiar faces there walking, running and raising funds for this facility. Part of the race course has used the W&OD Trail, which passes right by the Abrams Landau, Ltd. office building in Herndon, at the 20 mile marker and caboose. It is possible to walk, run, skate, bike and roller blade on the W&OD trail to the staging area for this Northern Virginia sports event.

4/24 Run for Julia 5K A mid-week race! That’s right, Thursday, April 24, at 6:30 PM at Bluemont Park in Arlington this event will take place in honor of the memory of Julia Campbell, an avid runner, Peace Corps volunteer, and journalist who was killed in The Philippines in April 2007. Usually, the DCRRC has mid-week evening races after Memorial Day Weekend. So this is an excuse for some faster paced training with a bunch of other runners. To register, see www.jcmf.org/runforjulia.html or www.active.com/framed/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1539291

4/27*USAT National Age Group Short Course Duathlon Championships, Browns Island, Richmond, DUathlon SHourt COurse USAT richmond

4/27 Sport & Health Club Worldgate SuperSprint Triathlon, Herndon, VA Click here at the Worldgate Sport & Health Club Folks - this is agreat race thrown by Brian Crow that will field 600 people this year. It’s in Herndon, and will have a 300 yard pool swim (snake swim) a 17.8 mile bike and a 2 mile run. I do it yearly and highly recomend it! David Flynn 301-367-5201. The Athletes Lawyer notes that this race has GREAT PREEMS ! Don’t miss it !

5/3 VTS Smith Mountain Lake sprint triathlon. This Virginia Triathlon Series event is put on by SetUp Events and is not too far from Roanoke and the Virginia Tech campus. Set Up Inc

5/4 *CBTF Spring BIathlon at The Madeira School, McLean, VA, www.childhoodbraintumor.org/events.htm (525 yard pool swim, Run Cross Country 3.1 miles).

A very safe course, 1/3 on pavement, then 1/3 on trail, then 1/3 on grass. It has one of the most spectator friendly layouts because the pool swim is indoors (with bleachers) and the run course is on a clover leaf pattern so that your “posse” and your “fan club” can see you SIX TIMES! Then you can enter the USAF Bike Races and get in all 3 Triathlon events !

5/11 *Centerville Sprint Triathlon, (Swim 250 meters, Bike 12 miles, Run 3.1 miles), put on by Chandra Richardson’s “Fins, Wheels & Feet.” According to Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau, this event had the best post-race feed around - cotton candy, ice cream bars, hot dogs - WOW ! www.finswheelsfeet.com

5/18 *Columbia, MD, Olympic Distance Triathlon, (Swim 1500 meters, Bike 25.5 miles, Run 6.2 miles). The Columbia Triathlon Association does an amazing job year after year. A very challenging bike course and the run is not “walk in the park” either. Race Director Bob Vigorito has a wonderful Expo the day before, and also puts on the Blackwater, Traverse and other top area events. www.tricolumbia.org

6/1 *VTS Reston Sprint Triathlon, (Swim 400 meters in outdoor pool, Bike 12 miles, Run 3.1 miles) Set-Up Events

6/14 Tim Harmon 5km., Fairfax County Government Center, 8:30 A.M. Register at www.RacePacket.com Race Director Tom Cook does an amazing job at a great weekend venue, complete with live music (the “Sock Monkeys” have serenaded the runners in the past) and a festival afterwards.

Pat Griskus Olympic Distance Triathlon, (Swim 1500 meters, Bike 24.9 miles, Run 6.2 miles). One of the “Best of the US” series races Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau did in 2006 when visiting Connecticut for his cases and Alumni Board service.

The annual Father’s Day SCSC (South Carroll Swim Club) sprint triathlon is an excellent event for first-timers and experienced racers to compete in a family friendly, enthusiastic and well-supported setting. The 400-meter swim occurs in an outdoor competition pool, while the 14-mile bike and 5K run showcase the scenic and rolling countryside of southern Carroll County, Maryland. Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau was 7th out of 239 finishers in 2005 with a time of 1:10:04, with a fixed gear bike (not on purpose). In 2004, The Herndon/Reston area injury lawyer won his age group by 4 minutes with a time of 1:12:09 for 3rd overall out of 150 competitors. www.southcarrollclub.com/news/triathlon/triathlon.htm

7/21 New York City Triathlon Olympic triathlon Swim 1500 meters, Bike 24.9 miles, Run 6.2 miles). You swim in the Hudson River, Bike through the toll booths on the Highway and then run cross town into Central Park. Like the D.C.Nations Triathlon, it’s a great tourist-Triathlete high !

7/26 2nd Annual Friends of the W&OD 10K — the Washington area’s race is Saturday, July 26, at 6:30 PM on the W&OD Trail west of Maple Avenue (Route 123) and west of Church Street. This race offers a unique flat fast course on a beautiful strip of urban environmental preservation. Multi-sport athletes can use this event as a “brick” by cycling to, from (or both) ! Register on-line Here.

7/27 Hagerstown Sprint Triathlon, MD, (Swim 300 meters, Bike 11.5 miles, Run 3.1 miles), Sunday, July 27, 2008 :: Hagerstown, Maryland: Martin L. Snook Memorial Park (Halfway Park) Start Time 07:00 am

Frederick, Maryland: Annual Cougar Biathlon, Run 3 miles, Bike 15 miles, Run 3 miles, Location: Frederick Community College

8/3 VTS Culpeper Sprint (Swim 750 meters, Bike 15 miles, Run 3.1 miles) set up inc.USAT Age Group Sprint Triathlon National Championship, Utica, NY USAT.org

8/12 Salisbury, Vermont: Lake Dunmore Triathlon, (Swim 0.9 miles, Bike 28 miles, Run 6.2 miles), Branbury State Park

8/19 ? Litchfield, CT Hills Olympic Triathlon, Brodie Park on West Hill Lake, New Hartford, CT. (1 mile swim, 23.8 mile bike, 6.2 mile run)

9/1 Winchester Valley sprint Triathlon (Swim ¼ mile, Bike 16 miles, Run 4 miles). If this is anything like the wonderful Winchester Triathlon Races Don Stinnette and Neil Reimenschneider put on at Summit Lake, it will be fantastic. These events finished at the War Memorial in Winchester, and were done in when the local governments demanded more than $10,000 for permitting. Their races featured a “point to point” course, unbeatable preems (flannel lined jackets, Ron Hill Sport Tights, “hoodies”, etc.). You still see triathletes wearing the “swag” they got from these unforgettable races.

9/7 *Reston, Virginia Triathlon. Olympic Distance, but the bike is short, it sells out in a nanosecond. Be a volunteer. It’s fun, you’ll see your friends, get some “shwag” and have fun.

9/14 D.C. Nations Triathlon, Olympic Distance. You cannot train on the coure, and you will swim in the Potomac (and then run through a “decon tent” BEFORE you get to T-1, but the sightseeing on the course is amazing and there’s a Race Expo the day before at the mandatory packet pick up. Bottom line: When the mayor is in the race, permits get done ! They even built a staircase to get over the Jersey wall on the elevated Whitestone Freeway in Georgetown. Since it’s “point-to-point” arrange for a ride back to your bike; the wait for busses may exceed your race time…

9/20 VTS Big Lick Outback Big Lick Smith Mountain Lake Triathlon. set up inc.USAT National Age Group Olympic Distance Triathlon National Championship is once again returning to Hagg Lake, OR, but this time in the Fall. The water may be cold, but at least the bike course is hilly, narrow and not closed to deadly traffic. USAT.org

9/27 ITU WORLD DUATHLON Age Group Championships, Short Course, Rimini, Italy

10/4 VTS Acorn “BumpAss” sprint Triathlon, Spotsylvania, VA. set up inc. What a great name for a race! Stew is served after the race, though it’s not usually cold outside. Last year, Dr. Delaney and I went to another part of the Park to watch the triple Ironman Racers!

Osprey Sprint Triathlon, Public Landing, MD. Perfectly flat course after a shallow water swim, this is in an idyllic location at the end of Route 50.

10/31 GeezerJock Championship, Orlando, FL. While there are open and sprint races in conjunction with this event, the is MastersSports end of season finale. My bride was not thrilled with the prospect of my being a “GeezerJock” prizewinner at only 46!

Nov. Cape Henry sprint DUathlon, Va. Beach, VA. An end of season race on a flat course with serious competition. The Tidewater triathletes know how to race - hence their top placings at Colonial Beach and Virginia Triathlon Series events.

The Herndon injury law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. is not only a Convention Sponsor for the Continuing Legal Education (”CLE”), a Convention Committe member and frequent Moderator, but Doug Landau also directs and sponsors the Annual Tennis Tournament. Having been a tennis instructor prior to law school, TheAthletesLawyer enjoys including young and old in this fun event. Shown here are the happy participants who did not freeze like the early morning runners ! Prior to the start of the afternoon tournament, Landau and his wife and oldest daughter ran in the cross country race in 30 degree weather ! Continuing his father, Norman Landau’s tradition of athletic participation Read the rest of this entry »

A 7:30 AM start in 30-degree weather and a 1 mile uphill start was definitely not the best conditions for TheAthletesLawyer, who tends to race best in hot, flat and fast conditions. In fact one of the participants noted that weather any colder than this can cause brain damage and frost-bite to those used to warmer conditions. This cross-country run, which has traditionally been sponsored by the Garver Law Office in Reston, has seen

Triathlon Trial Lawyer Landau of Herndon sometimes win and sometimes finish as the runner-up. This sporting event is sponsored by friend. co-counsel and sometime training partner Steve Garver. In prior years, the “Triathlon Trial Lawyer” was runner up to 4:17 miler Davis Barry, who is now a senior in high school, and the son of the Allen firm’s managing partner Doug Barry of Fredericksburg. However, with the younger Barry out injured, The Athletes Lawyer was able to hold off 2 challengers, whose combined age was still less than half of Landau’s ! While the lead changed several times in the opening miles, and Landau took several wrong turns on the hilly, cross country course, he managed to come in first place and then run back to escort his wife and daughter to the finish line ! He is shown here with his wife and eldest daughter, who has been training at Virginia Tech with her brother in order to be ready for next week’s Ukrops Munument Avenue 10km. in Richmond, which is also the 2008 National 10km. Road Race Championship.

Triathlon Trial lawyer Doug Landau has been racing for years in his signature “Team LandWare” gear. Starting with the 49th Annual Virginia Trial Lawyers Convention this past weekend, he dons TheAthletesLawyer and TriathlonTrialLawyer racing outfits. After a hiatus last year to be a volunteer at the running race and direct the tennis tournament, Landau was hoping to turn in a decent performance in 2008. Go to tomorrow’s post to see how this Reston Herndon Virginia area injury lawyer fared on the hilly, challenging Homestead course… Read the rest of this entry »

Herndon-Reston Virginia injury lawyer Doug Landau attended (and sponsored) the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association’s (VTLA) 49th Annual Convention and Continuing Legal Education (”CLE”) program. While

TheAthletesLawyer has over two decades of experience trying cases on behalf of injured athletes, workers and their families, Doug Landau attends these programs in order to stay abreast of current developments, and learn about the latest cases, rulings and trends. The Abrams Landau, Ltd. trial lawyer has been a moderator, speaker and Convention Committee member for VTLA for many years. At this Annual Convention and CLE program, presenters covered such topics as: Assault & Battery, Court procedures, brain and head injury cases, neuropsychological evidence, injured Virginia Workers rights, remedies and medical care. ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. triathlon trial lawyer Doug Landau is shown here with VTLA Executive Director Jack Harris at the annual post-race “Coffee With The Judges.”

If you have been in a bike crash or struck by a car while walking in a crosswalk or by a truck while running along the road, be sensible about your situation. Short term “heroics” or machismo can lead to long-term suffering. If you’re down, lie still until you or a qualified person can make sure that you are not seriously hurt. Beyond what movement you may need to make certain that you are not bleeding seriously, or that your bones or joints are not broken or dislocated, try not to move for a few minutes. Don’t panic, and if you are lying in a place where you are not in danger if you stay there, take a few minutes to relax, think and collect yourself. Read the rest of this entry »

Local Swim phenom and collegiate swimmer Ryan Gerwig will be taking over for “Coach Katie” at the early morning Masters Swim practices starting this month at Worldgate Sport & Health in Herndon, Virginia. Unlike his predecessor, Coach Ryan will be an “on-deck coach.” Gerwig will not be participating in the workouts. Instead, he will be offering technique tips, and giving splits throughout the workout to help you get the most out of your strokes. Coach Ryan plans on Read the rest of this entry »

Dear Readers: This wonderful (and true !) piece was originally Posted on: Friday, June 10, 2005, 09:00 CDT www.redorbit.com/news/health/155160/
tennis_phenom_jj_larson_does_things_just_like_everyone_else/

J.J. Larson doesn’t understand all the attention, feels uncomfortable when people see her as inspiration. Ask her to describe herself, and she’ll say she’s your average college freshman finance major from Orchard Park who is taking summer classes and trying to find her way through life.

What’s the big deal?

“I’m just normal,” she said, “just like everyone else.”

OK, she’s normal.

She’s your ordinary 19-year-old who was born without her left hand, who once was the nation’s top-ranked tennis player in her age group, one who nearly burned out and came to despise the sport, who befriended tennis legend Stan Smith. She earned a full scholarship to Virginia Tech and was whipping elite doubles teams in her first season until her partner blew out her knee and Larson was run over by a pickup truck. Read the rest of this entry »

“Road Trip” to Tech nets exciting tennis !

Tennis Ace JJ Larson of the Virginia Tech womens’ Tennis Team played in one the greatest matches the Landau family has ever seen. The “Hokies” had a difficult “double header” weekend, playing against Nationally ranked FSU (#21) on Saturday, and then Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau’s (J.D., ‘85) alma mater Miami (#15) on Sunday. Normally the Herndon/Reston area injury lawyer would have rooted for the University of Miami, where he graduated with honors from the Law School in Coral Gables, Florida. However, Ms. Larson was a client and is now a friend of the whole Landau family. Read the rest of this entry »