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Is Carboloading still a thing? Should you carboload before a race?

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Back in the 80's Carboloading was all the rage. Everyone would indulge in huge pasta meals prior to running a race. Is that still something to do? Does Carboloading actually help? Are there drawbacks to Carboloading? Coach Parry breaks it down for us.
4 Mar 2021 English South Africa Sports · Running

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