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Failure is an Option

Matt Whyman

'AN ABSOLUTE JOY' – VASSOS ALEXANDER ‘We’re not at parkrun any more,’ I mutter to myself, quietly longing for the presence of nice marshals in high-visibility vests. Failure is an Option is the story of an average runner who sets out to discover...

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Opening credits

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Prologue

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PART 1, Chapter 01 Ready? Go

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Chapter 02 The pebble in my shoe

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Chapter 03 Floella, the tomato and me

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Chapter 04 The downhill section

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PART 2, Chapter 05 A run, not a race

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Chapter 06 Running down the clock

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Chapter 07 The Englishman who went up a hill

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Chapter 08 If they’re upright, kick them out

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PART 3, Chapter 09 Sprint finish

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Chapter 10 The first half is physical

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Chapter 11 Asleep at the disco

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Chapter 12 A masterclass in mistakes

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Chapter 13 Enter the Dragon

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Chapter 14 Longest known time

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Chapter 15 Two steps back

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Chapter 16 Why we run

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Chapter 17 The hills have eyes

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PART 4, Chapter 18 No sleep ’til Snowdonia

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Chapter 19 Into the fire

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Chapter 20 Under the stars

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Chapter 21 The ups and downs of the long-distance mountain runner

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Chapter 22 The river of lost dreams

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Closing credits

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