We ran an ultramarathon together – but within months my friend was dead

I knew that my friend Simon (left) was in hospital with his family in Hong Kong (Picture: Jack Wyse)I was running with my friend Polly, dressed as a pair of boobs in aid of CoppaFeel – to raise awareness of the risks of undetected cancer in young people.  We weren’t necessarily fundraising for anyone we knew, we had just wanted to do our bit.  I had run races in fancy dress before this and felt very prepared to finish.  But not