Anyone ever try the University of Western Australia carbo-loading method?

i did it and two of my friends have done it, all before recent marathons. i think we all agree it works in that we never hit the wall or bonked or felt out of energy. it's kind of gross having to eat that much food, but if you make it liquid carbs it's not as bad.

one friend who did it set a 30 minute PR and ran sub-3, the other friend beat his goal by 8 minutes in his first marathon, and i ran sub-3 in my first marathon. i had practiced it before a 20-miler a few weeks before and there were no-ill effects so i felt more confident before the marathon.

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Hmmm....that's pretty interesting. Seems like something that would be worth testing out.

I am going to try it before an upcoming 10 miler.

I see little risk in the workout. I really like to do some short, fast efforts the day before a race anyway. I think it is more risky to eat that amount of food when you are not used to doing it. Some studies like Bussau's that used a one day protocol with 10 g/kg CHO intake, use liquid CHO sources.

Wow, late to the game ... I've used this prior to every marathon and ultra race that I've ever done, starting in 2008. I swear by it. The benefits, in my opinion, are hyrdrating well prior to a race, not feeling stale or stuffed for days, and it's a great workout to reinforce leg turnover

Sounds like something I might like to try. But I also am not fond of eating tons of carbs, drinking them sounds better to me personally. What are your go-to’s? Veggie juice? Rice milk? I’m not a drinker so beer would be a no-go.