Reston Citizen

You better put those snacks away and visit http://www.restontriathlon.org/ to sign up of the 2008 Reston Triathlon to be held in September.  Registration started late yesterday night.

Reston resident Allan Webb, who we previously blogged about is at another competition today. Today Webb will be competing in the 1500 meters at the IAAF world championship in Japan. Even though Webb beat the world record for that run last week, he barely qualified to make it the IAAF finals. As reported by the Washington Times, Webb said “I wasn’t aggressive enough at the start” he later added, “It almost cost me a spot in the final.”

Update

Webb came in 8th place at the Osaka competition but, America still won. Keyan born Bernard Lagat won the competition, bringing America it’s first win in the 1500 meter since 1908.

Friday

Wolftrap Filene Center at 7:30pm: Travis Tritt performs with two new albums. Tickets $40 or $22. [more]

Saturday

Lake Fairfax at 12-6pm: 7th Annual Northern Virginia Family and Civic Picnic, with 43 local government officials. Presented by the All Dulles Area Muslim Society. Tickets are $2/person. [more]

Reston Town Center Pavilion at 7:30-10pm: Dance the Night Away The Mustangs (60s soul, Motown, swing, disco).

Sunday

Reston Town Center Pavilion and W&OD Trail at 6am: Bike riders can select from three routes of approximately 30, 63 and 100 miles. Presented by Reston Bike Club. [more]

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Reston resident Allan Webb broke another record, this time it had been a record held for 25 years in the mile run. He completed it in 3 minutes 46.91 seconds, breaking Steve Scotts previous record. This was not Allan Webb’s first record breaker, while attending South Lakes he broke a 36 year old record, for the high school mile run. For his first record breaking run it was in a crowed stadium. This time it was only in front of a few hundred people, seated in plastic seats.

This recent victory seems to further propel South Lakes return to sports victories. But even better it seems to show a resurgence in American running supremacy.

Story from the Washington Post.