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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.

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.

After a bike crash, concussion or loss of consciousness, many athletes feel that if they do not see blood, they are not injured. However, TheAthletesLawyer Doug Landau has advised several injured cyclists that they need to get checked out by specialists where:

They have continuing headaches,

They have nystagamous (darting eye movements)

Dilated pupils, bruising, black eyes or “Racoon-like” eye bands

Inability to get restful sleep at night, which had not been an issue prior to the bike crash,

Difficulty with memory (long or short term), follow through or other mental tasks.

The TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau notes that this list is by no means exhaustive. This Herndon-Reston area injury trial attorney adds that while most bike helmuts do a great job of absorbing the first impact, and the human skull likewise functions to protect the brain from injury and trauma, there can be injury from the brain impacting the inside of the skull. This injury can be subtle, with intracranial swelling taking time to show the extent of the damage caused by the bicycle crash. Get a referral from your family doctor, internist or general practitioner to someone qualified and experienced with closed head injury, concussions, traumatic brain injury and other neurological symptoms and treatments. Delay can be catastrophic !

The sports injury team at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. has been contacted by several cyclists who have been injured in early season rides by dogs, automobiles and defective bicycles. While fractured arms and legs are indicative of obvious injury, concussions and head trauma require a more sophisticated and subtle approach according to experienced personal injury trial lawyer Doug Landau. There is a common misconception that if there is no blood, there is no injury.  This is simply not true, as will be discussed in tomorrow’s post.

The MS SOCIETY CHARITY RIDE at Worldgate Sport & Health will take place Saturday, April 5th from 9:30-11:30 AM.

Fun, great prizes and a Grand Prize for the highest fundraiser will make for a very worthwhile morning.  There will be bagels, fruit, coffee following this fundraising event that benefits the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.  TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau has represented individuals with MS, and won a Federal Social Security Disability claim on behalf of a young client in Columbia, South Carolina last year.  This Herndon-Reston injury and disability lawyer has taken classes from both Ed Smith and Denise Morgan, who will be leading this indoor ride (so it’s “RAIN OR SHINE”).  They are experienced, inspiring and affable  spin instructors.  What is more, Denise, shown here with TheAthletesLawyer, has a family member with Multiple Sclerosis, so this charity event is personal.  For more information, contact Ed Smith at: esmith1@aol.com or Denise Morgan at: denise1284@aol.com.  Hurry, only 27 bikes available !

ABRAMS LANDAU multistate injury lawyer and multisport athlete Doug Landau assembled a team to compete in the 16th Annual Van Metre 5 Mile Run For Children’s Hospital at Broadlands Marketplace in Loudoun County, VA.(LEFT TO RIGHT) Dr. Allen Delaney, M.D., Doug Steele, TriathlonTrialLawyer Landau, Rob Colburn and Dr. Keith Saylor of NeuroScience, Inc. in Herndon took the starting line Saturday, March 15th, 2008 in order to benefit Childrens Hospital and compete against other teams and Loudoun Race Series participants.Herndon-Reston injury lawyer Doug Landau notes that several severely injury young clients have been successfully cared for at Childrens Hospital in the District of Columbia. In one case, a 4-year-old girl who was shot at point-blank range by a neighbor who had been given a pump action bb gun Read the rest of this entry »

2/16 Alexandria, VA George Washington Birthday Classic 10km., took place on the flat Eisenhower Avenue course by the United States Courthouse where TheAthletesLawyer recently tried a catastrophic brain injury and paralysis case before the same Judge who heard the Mousaui Terrorist case. Benefitting the Alexandria Police Youth Camp, Landau did his warm up INSIDE the AMC Hoffman Center Theater. Starting mid-pack with experienced triathlete and lawyer Charles “Chuck” Corbin, Landau averaged 7:20/mile, finishing in the top quarter of his age group and 144 of 810 in his first race of the new year. www.washingtonbirthday.net

2/23 Prince George Indoor Masters Track Meet, MD (3k, mile) PVTC www.pvtc.org See report under “CASES” as The TriathlonTrialLawyer actually competed, in his Newtons, in a Track Meet, running 11:48 for the 3,000 and 5:57 for the Mile.

2/29 Quaddrenniel Leap Year 3km. Running this “Once Every 4 Years Race” round the Jefferson Memorial tidal basin, in Washington, DC, TriathlonTrialLawyer Doug Landau managed a 12:03 for a 6:28/mile pace uder windy, cold conditions, to finish not quite last.
The DCRRC (703-241-0395) has a FREE noon time 3km. every month at the Roosevelt Memorial Tourmobile stop & Ohio Drive, SW (where many big D.C. races start/finish) on the 3rd Wednesday of the month year round. NO pregistration necessary. For a map of the course, go to: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=489441

After a bike crash involving head trauma, loss of consciousness, closed head injury or other neurological signs of damage, many veteran cyclists find it very hard to rest and recuperate.  Missing their daily “endorphin high,” riders, racers, commuters and other cyclists often return to their sports before cleared to do so by their treating doctors.  Triathlon Trial Lawyer Doug Landau often counsels injured cyclists, triathletes and sports enthusiasts after high speed bike crashes, that they may have sustained a closed head injury, concussion, traumatic brain injury, etc., and that intracranial swelling, neurological and other symptoms should not be ignored.  The treatments after such  traumatic accidents need time to be efficacious, and injured triathletes and cyclists need to follow  their health care providers’ instructions.  At Abrams Landau, Ltd. we routinely have to remind our clients that the body heals with time, and it is not a good idea to try to fool (or rush) “Mother Nature.”

Doug Landau recently went to the headquarters in Washington, D.C. of the American  Association for Justice (formerly the “Association of Trial Lawyers of America” or “ATLA”).  The Herndon Reston area injury lawyer took part in an Executive Council meeting of the Disability, Social Security and Health Law Section.  As noted in a prior post, his father, Norman J. Landau, was inducted into the National trial lawyer association’s Hall of Fame in 2005.  Just as with athletes who have their numbers retired or are inducted into Cooeprstown or other Hall of Fame, this singular honor is bestowed on very few American Trial Lawyers.  Everyone at the ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. of Herndon, Virginia, and LANDAU, MILLER & MORAN of New York City, is very proud of Norman Landau’s achievements and legacy.