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Former Olympian Webb Finds Eerie Parallels Between Life and Art in “The Wrestler”

By Joseph A. Balls

Former professional runner Alan Webb visited the Reston Mulitiplex on Sunday afternoon, and left profoundly moved by Darren Aronofsky’s award-winning film, “The Wrestler.” Read more. »

Alan Webb Continues Unbeaten Streak at Reston Hot Cocoa 5k

By Joseph A. Balls

3:46 Miler Runs 17:51 5K, Bringing Winning Streak to 11 Straight Despite being plagued by stomach troubles in the second mile, local Olympian Alan Webb was able to hold off area soccer mom Betty Friedan in the final stretch to win his eleventh straight Reston Hot Cocoa 5K, Saturday morning. The 2004 Olympian finished in... »