The Olympic Marathon Trials Champion makes her marathon comeback this weekend in New York City.
. “It’s also the last marathon I ran before the Olympic trials and it gave me a lot of hope, so it was actually pretty easy to choose New York,” she says.. In June 2019, she was diagnosed with a femoral stress fracture, forcing her to sit out for weeks. At that time, she turned to crocheting to occupy her headspace. Five months later, she returned for her second New York City Marathon, and just three months after that, she earned the top podium spot in Atlanta.
So, whether you’re a first-time parent like Tuliamuk, getting back to the sport you love after pregnancy, or returning from an , this pro marathoner offers tips for making your own comeback. While it can take a careful balance between work, training, and parenting, Tuliamuk says a plan and flexible expectations can help you successfully prepare to race again.In retrospect, Tuliamuk says she’s unsure if being postpartum influenced the injury that took her out of the Olympics. But she believes running at a high level on unstable joints, while also, could have contributed to the problem.
After Tokyo, Tuliamuk took six months to fully recover. Instead of running, she spent time with family and friends, and even had the opportunity to visit loved ones living in Kenya. “The fact that my daughter was growing and we were having a good time made it easy,” she says of stepping back from the sport.
In January 2022, Tuliamuk says she was able to slowly start running again, this time taking it easier than her last return. “I think it was definitely tough because I was super out of shape,” she says. “But one thing that helped me was I didn’t put races on my schedule because I didn’t want to put pressure on myself.”
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