Marathon run important to show trans and non-binary people can join in – teacher

A teacher running the TCS London Marathon said it is important to be “visible” as a transgender, non-binary person “to show that we are out there, we are able to join in”.

Cel Smith said running has become a “celebration of being myself” as they prepare for their first marathon on April 21.

“It’s a huge challenge. It’s something that felt completely impossible to me, running a marathon,” the 40-year-old told the PA news agency.

The reception teacher at Larkhall Primary Campus in , south London, got a marathon place through the Team TCS scheme which celebrates the way teachers can inspire