[allmendream]

“Supercompensation” perhaps not, but they will not find themselves out of readily available energy ‘down the home stretch’ if they ate a good load of carbs prior to the event.

My point is that there is an obvious difference between a “carbo load” and a “sugar load” and that while athletes often do the former, none seem to do the latter. Thus there is a fundamental and acted upon difference in dietary intake of carbohydrates and sugars.

[Rammer]

but they will not find themselves out of readily available energy ‘down the home stretch’ if they ate a good load of carbs prior to the event.

Not according to the latest published research.