As an experienced ultra athlete it’s nothing I’ve not dealt with before, but this time was differen (Picture: Emma Marks)

Crossing the finish line of my ultramarathon, tears immediately began to fall.

For the past seven hours, I’d battled torrential rain and wind, grappled with 6,000ft terrains and pushed through exhaustion.

Because six weeks earlier, I’d finished treatment for stage 3 breast cancer , and better yet, I’m now in complete remission.

I found the lump early – specifically, while in the supermarket on a Sunday in October 2024 – when I just happened to brush my breast and accidentally knocked the hard pea-sized lump.

Immediately, I froze in the queue with fear. ‘That’s never been there before,’ I thought to myself and booked an urgent appointment at my local GP for the n

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