carb-loading

A dietary strategy involving consuming large amounts of carbohydrate-rich food, such as pasta, rice, potatoes, etc., as a means of increasing stored energy in preparation for a major athletic event (e.g., a marathon). An abbreviated form of the term "carbohydrate loading." While some have questioned whether it really helps one's performance, I still swear that carb-loading gives me an extra edge in big races.

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Whether you're carb-loading or in need of a sugar rush, there's an abundance of cafes and restaurants to choose from.

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With a carb-loading dinner earlier this month at Portillos, Rudy strove to meet her Team NEF fundraising goal of $250 for the event, which comes during the foundations 25th year.

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So instead of carb-loading before a big race, consider binging on beets.

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WHETHER it's warming up with stodgy comfort food, or carb-loading for extra winter fuel, it's not unusual for appetites to increase at this time of year.

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It's also time to get carb-loading, aka bulk-buying Jelly Babies, as The Great North Run returns this weekend.

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If there's one thing runners love as much as carb-loading, it's analyzing their form.

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The next morning we started to really appreciate our surroundings over a carb-loading buffet breakfast overlooking the coast.

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THIS marathon doesn't require Lycra, training or carb-loading - unless you want to - but does need a camera and a lot of imagination.

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Swimmers were delighted to be able to relax after training with a coffee and croissant while the carb-loading party was more luxurious than many imagined possible.

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Kellogg's + beauty may not seem the most obvious pairing, but having seen these irresistibly kitsch goodies we're all for carb-loading the beauty cabinet.

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We were carb-loading for the next day's biking, something Tommy's daughter took very seriously, even to the point of eating butter straight from the dish.

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A carb-loading buffet, overlooking the race finish line, was planned for last night at the Buca di Beppo Italian restaurant in Shrewsbury.

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The only other exceptions were trips to the kitchen for hardcore carb-loading (target foods: Tunnock's Snowballs, Omega 3-rich Scampi Fries) and sources of rehydration (water, Tizer or Heinz tomato soup).

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When she cuts the cake at her baby shower (or random carb-loading party), she and her partner and everybody else learn the gender of her spawn-to-be.