absolutely.
although there are things you can to reduce this:
1) KEEP Running - taper just means we should reduce intensity and distance, but you need to keep the frequency- if you were running 4 /5 times a week you need to keep that up.
2) Eat properly - Carb loading shouldn't mean we stuff ourselves with food - the amount you were eating to sustain your training before will be sufficient to load to glycogen now you're tapering - lots of fruit and veg is just as important
Good Luck
