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Luis Orta's Sydney preparation takes the long way through Florida

Paxton Smith joins him for race-pace loops, carbohydrate practice and the small complications of grabbing drinks while running.

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MARATHON FUELING | ROAD TO SYDNEY MARATHON

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0:27Orta sets out a long run containing three five-kilometer efforts at marathon pace, filmed six weeks before Sydney.
1:11Paxton Smith explains their carbohydrate target and how designated drink bottles fit the plan.
3:25Orta reminds the running group to practice taking gels during structured long runs.
6:32The runners compare bottle mix-ups, mistaken grabs and missed drinks after their race-pace efforts.
7:23Orta displays the full workout breakdown before the pair head into their cooldown.

Luis Orta and Paxton Smith finish each successive race-pace loop a little quicker, but speed isn't the only thing being rehearsed. In "MARATHON FUELING | ROAD TO SYDNEY MARATHON", the Florida heat turns a long training session into practice for eating, drinking and handling mistakes on the move.

Orta posted nothing new this week. This older episode has the most daily momentum of the highlighted archive uploads, followed by "RELAXED 5K IN 15:37 | MARATHON TRAINING MIAMI" and the earlier Sydney-build episode "CAN WE BREAK 2:15? | ROAD TO SYDNEY MARATHON".

The fueling session captures the less glamorous work behind that marathon ambition. Smith explains their target of roughly 100 grams of carbohydrates per hour. Then the drink table introduces its own variables: bottles get moved, mixed up or missed. Orta also reminds the training group to start practicing with gels, rather than leaving that part of preparation for race day.

The channel added about 43,000 views over the week, with subscribers unchanged and daily viewing close to its usual level. It's a steady stretch for the Venezuelan Olympian, whose most-watched regular upload remains his Kenya training episode with Paul Chelimo. The Sydney sessions offer a different setting for the same fascination: what fast runners actually do between races.

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