A GP has revealed the secret “soul destroying” reason she wore a ballet skirt to take part in running races for years. Dr Aggy York was dubbed the ‘the tutu runner’ by people who assumed she was doing it for a joke.
But far from having a laugh the 42-year-old doctor from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, 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. At one stage she became so frustrated by it she was reduced to tears.
