GP known as 'the tutu runner' reveals 'soul destroying' reason she raced in a ballet skirt

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A GP has revealed the 'soul destroying' reason she wore an orange ballet skirt to take part in running races for years - being dubbed the 'the tutu runner' by people who assumed it was a joke.

Far from having a laugh, Dr Aggy York, 42, a doctor from Rochdale, was desperately trying to hide the fact she was suffering from stress urinary incontinence and was unable to stop pee escaping from her bladder as she ran.

First affected when she took up running six years ago, Dr Aggy's condition became so bad she needed to wear both sanitary protection and a tutu to cover up her regular accidents and, at one stage, became so frustrated by it she was reduced to tears. READ MORE: Channel 4 Great British Bake Off viewers 'sobbing' as they choose winning baker over last line of episode She admitted: “I became known as 'the tutu runner'.

No one knew why I did half marathons and running events in tutus. It was all to cover up any potential oops moments.” After having her children, a son, now 16, and daughter, ten, Aggy, who is married to Mark, 41, a chef who is also a keen triathlete, initially took up running to improve her mental and physical health.