I am a bit older than you, have had issues with BP over the years, but have declined to medicate due to the obvious complications. I found to my chagrin that low-salt diets do not help, but low sugar/starch diets do. In fact, too little sodium will increase chances of adverse events in vigorous exercisers. Those "dash" diets are based on a misinterpretation of data from the old dash studies that found, on re-interpretation, that reductions in simple carbs had a greater impact on BP than salt reduction per se. It was the other things consumed with salt that were the problem all along. I'm not saying to ditch the meds - no prescribed medicine should be taken lightly, but I agree with the other poster that you can wean yourself off them in time, since running by itself should improve your BP outcome when dietary influnces are neutral. Watch for signs of hand swelling (hyponatremia) and don't drink too much purified water, and your electrolyte levels should stabilze on a lower simple-carb diet. Happy trails!
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