School me on carb-loading

[andygates]

Next Sunday is the marathon run.  I hear that one carb-loads for such things, and that carb-loading isn't just a big bowl of pasta the night before.  Edumacate me!

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Comments

[skean.livejournal.com]

Clear pipes and less chance of stomach upsets. Arabis has been on at me to find out about the theory behind this recommendation, and I still haven't.

[carldem.livejournal.com]

I'm only guessing here, but as a dairy type farming person I think it would have to do with digestive process. Lactose is pretty slow release and takes some rather specific enzymes to digest. Also the lactose is often accompanied by milk fats, or some other crap.