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Fun run victory slams ‘deliberate attempt to mislead’[

Fun run victory slams ‘deliberate attempt to mislead’
May 26
Written by Chantelle Billson

A trans woman who placed first in a female category of a fun run in a small Welsh town has hit back at tabloid coverage of her victory, calling it a “deliberate attempt” to “marginalise” the trans community.

The Daily Mail reported on Siân Longthorpe, who was the first woman to complete the weekly Porthcawl Parkrun, with a time of 18 minutes and 53 seconds on Saturday (20 May). She placed fifth overall.

According to the event’s website, the Parkrun is a “free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event” in which everyone is invited to “walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate”.

The Daily Mail claimed she “smashed to smithereens” a previous women’s record, and suggested her win was part of a “row” over self-ID in local events.

Longthorpe told PinkNews that, as far as she is aware, other participants were entirely supportive of her win.

“The Daily Mail article is either very poor journalism or a deliberate attempt to mislead in their continued push to marginalise the transgender community,” she said.

“The women’s Parkrun record that I ‘smashed to smithereens’ actually relates to the female 45-49 age category.

“It failed to mention is that my time of 18:53 is more than two minutes slower than the fastest lady at Porthcawl (16:40) and that many other women have run faster than I managed.”

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