While Doug Landau does not intend to be anyone’s coach, he is asked to weigh in on training devices, protocols, sports safety issues & athletics facilities. This week Landau was asked: As I get back to training I wanted to ask you what you think of the VeloLabs trainer workouts now being offered at the…
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After two years with a pool swim and flat road race format, the Marine Corps Marathon Triathlon changed course, and tripled the length of the swim, made it open water and had racers run a cross country course. With the swimming his weakest event, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau was concerned that he might not make the…
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Culpeper Virginia’s Mountain Run Lake Park was the venue for a quartet of popular endurance events. This past weekend’s Gran Fondo, Olympic Distance, Sprint and Aquabike (swim, bike, but no running) benefitted several charities, including Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation provides scholarship grants, educational and family counseling to the surviving children of special operations…
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In welcome news for cyclists, runners, and others using the trail along the Fairfax County Parkway, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has begun a project to improve the trail’s ride, safety, and durability. Starting at Route 7 (Leesburg Pike), going southbound until Route 29 (Lee Highway), asphalt will be patched, cracks will be sealed,…
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Invited by a Jackson Physical Therapy Clinic to be a member of their running team at the Rogue Run, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau agreed, in part because all of the care the Jackson Clinics have given his clients. There are a number of cases where Landau’s clients have spent more time with their physical therapists…
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It has been a bad several months for the W&OD Trail in Northern Virginia. After summertime incidents of cars driving onto the trail, the latest trouble involve a cyclist and jogger being sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after they collided on the trail in Falls Church earlier this month. What is the problem?…
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Herndon lawyer Doug Landau gives a “shout out” to the Potomac River Running stores for helping federal workers with a discount on all purchases made during the government shutdown that began on October 1. Potomac River Running puts on a lot of great running races in Northern Virginia and their sales staff is knowledgeable and…
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As anyone who is a serious (or not-so-serious) cyclist knows, the occasional fall is an unavoidable consequence of riding a bike. That is why Herndon cyclist and athlete’s lawyer Doug Landau is such a stickler for safety. In fact, a quick search on this site will reveal numerous postings about safe cycling. A recent full-page…
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For insight into this question, consider a recent case that caught the attention of Herndon athlete’s attorney Doug Landau: This example involves a 40-year old professional athlete who underwent back surgery to repair a right sided lumbar spine disk herniation. He also had lumbar stenosis. After performing a decompressive laminectomy and BAK cage and pedicle…
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Even expensive bicycles costing many thousands of dollars can have post production problems. Herndon bike injury lawyer Doug Landau lauds bicycle makers who recognize problems in products that they have supplied and then do the right thing by recalling them “Placing products into the stream of commerce that turn out to be dangerous can cause…
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