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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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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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Celebrating A Running Anniversary
I knew my life had changed when the young man in the turkey suit onesie whooshed past. I was excited to be running in my very first road...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Nov 30, 20214 min read
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Global Running Day - Or Just Running With Neighborhood Friends Day
Global Running Day felt like a neighborhood run and I'm glad. My wife and I joined a hundred or so runners for a rainy jaunt along our...
WILLIAM HAZEL
Jun 18, 20213 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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