It’s meant to hurt you. Women are routinely punished for expressing these kind of views. It’s meant to silence you. It’s meant to make you think twice about speaking up.
If she thinks that about being excluded from involvement in a marathon, how about the voices of transgender people excluded from gender-conforming spaces on a daily basis?
If she thinks that about being excluded from involvement in a marathon, how about the voices of transgender people excluded from gender-conforming spaces on a daily basis?