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I went with the optimum nutrition whey! Ill let you know how it goes :)

I've had this same dilemma and started tracking sugars a few weeks ago. I realize that everyone's goals and bodies are the same, but this is how I try to think about sugar in my diet: yes, natural sugars are 100% more preferable than processed, but when you're working to lower your body fat percentage (thus working on…

Thanks for all the tips! Ill probably start experimenting this weekend on my long run, Im up to 13 miles and I feel like I need something other than sports drink to keep me from dying at the end.

I'm Sam. :) Until a year ago I swam competitively in college, so i trained about 25 hours a week. I've been trying to fill the void where swimming used to be: both in my motivation and in the structure a training schedule gave me...so I decided to run a marathon! Im running it with my twin sister-- we're running it…

I've never even run a half before, so I'm just going off of the research I did before signing up: 3-4 runs a week: 1 long run, 1 medium run, 1 fast run (I usually do quarter and/or half mile sprints and hill work on the fast days). I've just started fitting in the 4th run. I basically use it to up my mileage for the week…

My first marathon is in Feb. I'm a former college athlete (swimmer), so while my ultimate goal is to be able to jog the whole thing, who wants to be slow?? Speed would be good. PLUS, I do know that some speed training is important for even distance athletes, so you can't go wrong!

Thank you for the responses, 24 really is a tough number to stay under. OR I'm addicted to sugar...which I have no problem admitting to. I guess tackling that sugar craving will be my biggest obstacle!

Wow those really sound fantastic, gluten free and all that protein without a boat load of sugar! Im sold

Thanks! I'm doing a little research on it now, I'll probably post more questions and things when I get a little more serious about it...

-Run a marathon (in Feb.), without walking!

Hi! I'm doing an internship, so I work about 35 hours a week in the office and feel your pain. I'm in the process of transferring from UNC to University of FL and feeling the strain of making enough time too!

Runnersworld (mentioned above), will also help you in getting started researching different kinds of training and diets that you can research without spending money on subscriptions or books...