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Running To Zen - A Marathon Journey
Now available on Amazon Books My first book is about running. Running from not being able to run to running a marathon. I didn't write it...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Nov 20, 20221 min read
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Lessons of a Self-Published Book Journey
I wrote a book. Then I self-published the book. These are two very different things, with few crossover skills. The process took much...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Sep 15, 20225 min read
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Running the 50th Anniversary Shamrock Marathon Weekend - Three takeaways from returning to a big run
It overwhelmed me for a moment while standing in the middle of the Virginia Beach Convention Center. That subtle mix of anxiety and...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Mar 24, 20227 min read
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The Three Stages of Running - and Why Stage 3 is My Favorite
It was the simplest expression of how the meaning of running changes and evolves through your life I had ever heard. And it brought one...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Feb 21, 20225 min read
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Beyond Mile 20 – Three Lessons of the Marathon
I had never run a step beyond 20 miles. That was my limit. That was the longest of my long runs. Like many first-time marathoners, I had...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Feb 1, 20225 min read
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Why Lazarus Lake's Great Virtual Race Across Tennessee is the Perfect Model for Virtual Racing
As the COVID-19 Crisis spread across the US, it left both runners and running race organizers scrambling to unriddle the mystery of how...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Jan 22, 20216 min read
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