When they got to the 1st turnaround (1.5 miles) into the run, Urbach had 50 sec. on Landau. Normally, he would have reeled him in like a flapping Dead Sea Bass, but when they passed the second time, Urbach had increased his lead to 1:40, even though no one had passed Landau ! Totally demoralized, Landau faded in the closing miles & got passed by 4 racers, including 2nd place AG finisher (see below), who is also an ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. client and frequent racer. What’s more, William “the Conqueror” Coquelin ran past Landau in the closing mile, with his arms at his sides, while the Triathlon Trial Lawyer flailed in vain to keep up.

Landau has now completed the required 4 races, and is currently in 3rd place in their age group. More importantly, Urbach has been faster in the 3 they did together. For betting fans, they may meet again at the Virginia Triathlon Series Outback Big Lick Olympic Distance Race at Smith Mountain Lake (9/21) ! They are also both doing the Reston Triathlon (9/7) and the Nations Triathlon in Washington D.C. (9/14). September will be busy !

1. 503 46 ROB URBACH ARLINGTON VA 2 23:34 3 1:52 7 1:16:50 4 1:00 2 41:31 2:24:46
2. 122 48 WILLIAM COQUELIN ANNANDALE VA 6 25:53 11 2:25 5 1:15:27 3 0:58 3 42:19 2:27:00
3. 563 48 DOUGLAS LANDAU HERNDON VA 9 26:26 2 1:52 3 1:14:44 2 0:50 4 43:34 2:27:23