Cubinginatree’s quest to be fast

[Cubinginatree]

If you have even the slightest interest in FMC, just getting any result (single or mean) would also get rid of a bunch of nemeses. Good luck!

Looking at the history of Western NY there is hardly any comps with FMC but if the occasion comes along I might as well sign up for it.

 

[Cubinginatree]

Haven’t really posted the little progress I’ve made on here but if anyone wants to see my running progress, check out the running cubers thread. Schools starting so I’m quitting the little cubing I was already doing. I’ll still be active in the community but I don’t see myself competing for a long time. I’ll probably start grinding again once cross-country ends and I’ll just be running on my own. 16:4X 5k this season guys trust me.

 

[AJT17]

Haven’t really posted the little progress I’ve made on here but if anyone wants to see my running progress, check out the running cubers thread. Schools starting so I’m quitting the little cubing I was already doing. I’ll still be active in the community but I don’t see myself competing for a long time. I’ll probably start grinding again once cross-country ends and I’ll just be running on my own. 16:4X 5k this season guys trust me.

Good luck with running! School really does take away a ton of time and motivation for cubing, I understand that a lot more now that college has started for me.

 

[Cubinginatree]

17:04 5k, super fun season onto track. Big goals ahead, this winter I'll be grinding out miles. Upcoming comp, not taking it as seriously as I have in the past but will be fun.
I'll post updated PBs soon.

 

[Isaiah Scott]

17:04 5k, super fun season onto track. Big goals ahead, this winter I'll be grinding out miles. Upcoming comp, not taking it as seriously as I have in the past but will be fun.
I'll post updated PBs soon.

let’s goooooo gl bro

 

[Cubinginatree]

Comp!

Spoiler: 2x2 R1(4.6)

Barely missing out on a PR average guess I didn’t spam TPS fast enough

Spoiler: 3x3 R1(11.7)

Shaky

Spoiler: OH Final(18.08) -4th!

Counting a 21 was pretty disappointing and even the 17 was super shaky. Great execution on the 15s and I’m really happy with a good average and my best placement officially.

Kinda sold an easy PR average but happy with the single

Spoiler: clonk(very clonk)

20 SECOND PR SINGLE BABY LETS FRICKING GOOOO

Spoiler: 5x5 Final

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Surprising consitensy for not seriously practicing since August. Pretty happy with this average.

Spoiler: 2x2 Finals

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This was actually pretty disappointing. First solve was a 7 mover(LITERALLY A SUNE) and I should have gotten sub 1. Instead I corner twisted on a 1.6. Got a 2.3 PR single though.

Spoiler: 3x3 Finals

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Really proud of this average. My first two solves were pretty shaky(first solve felt like an 8) but they weren't horrible by any means. 3rds solve I locked in. Great TPS to a 7.5 PB4 single(Fullstep as well). Followed up by a 9.18. Last solve was a tiny bit shaky(maybe lost .3) because of easy sub 10 BPA. anyway 10.12 ao5 I am pretty happy with(PB165) well under my 10.9 ao1000. That average would have been an overall PB a year ago.

Spoiler: WCA Before

Happy Cubing!

 

[Cubinginatree]

Whoa it’s been awhile again. I updated my CubePB(check sig) if you wanna see my current PBs. Running is going well, Last week I ran 43.3 miles. I signed up for a comp and ordered a couple new puzzles.

Spoiler: Order

Spoiler: Comp

Medina Mayhem 2026 | World Cube Association

The World Cube Association governs competitions for mechanical puzzles that are operated by twisting groups of pieces, commonly known as 'twisty puzzles'. The most famous of these puzzles is the Rubik's Cube, invented by professor Rubik from Hungary. A selection of these puzzles are chosen as...

www.worldcubeassociation.org

Spoiler: Mileage

School and running kept me busy of late but the week after next I don’t have school so I’ll practice 6.7, Prya, Mega and Clock.

Happy Cubing!

 

[Cubinginatree]

Saturday and Sunday I spent some time using the V100 and it is an instant main. I’ve gotten 7 sub 8s, 6 of them were full step including a 7.07 PB3 single. One I did get a PLL skip and it is now my 6.49 PB single. I also lowered my ao100 from 10.56 to 10.41.

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

B' R2 B2 D2 F2 U' F2 U2 L2 U F2 U L2 R' D' F' L' U2 B2 D2

 Moves 

y2 D R' F U' L2'
R' F R F'
y U' R U' R' U' L U L'
U' F R' F' R
y U R U2 R' U' R U R'
U R U2' R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R
U

Happy Cubing!

 

[Cubinginatree]

WHOA
Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-16
avg of 25: 9.97

Time List:
1. 8.63 L2 D F2 U' L2 R2 F2 D B2 D2 L' B F L' D L F2 R' F D'
2. (11.25) U L2 F' R2 B2 F' L2 U2 B2 F' D2 R' D L F2 D U' F
3. 10.19 F' R' F R' D' B' L' B' D2 R2 B2 R2 U' F2 D L2 U2 D F2 R
4. 9.04 B' F2 L2 R2 D2 F' D2 U2 R2 F R2 D' R2 D2 L' D R2 B2 U2 B'
5. (8.29) F R2 F' L2 B' F' R2 D2 R2 U2 F' D2 R' D R' F' U L R2 U B
6. 11.05 F R U2 F2 R2 U2 R' D2 U2 R2 F2 U' R' F2 R' U2 F' D' R'
7. (8.39) D2 F2 D F2 U' B' R2 L' B R L2 U2 R U2 D2 F2 R' L F2 B2
8. 11.13 D L2 U' L U B2 L D' L2 F2 L2 F2 D2 L2 D' R2 F2 U2 B L2
9. 10.09 D L F D2 R B2 D2 R D2 L B2 U2 F2 R2 D B U' R D2 B' F'
10. 10.69 B' L2 D2 B L2 U2 F2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U' L2 B D2 F' R' U B R'
11. 8.97 U2 F2 R2 U R2 D2 R2 B2 U2 F' R2 U L' U' B D' B L U2
12. 10.83 F2 L' B U2 F2 L2 D' L2 R2 D' R2 D B' U' L' U B' F L'
13. 10.49 R' L2 F U R L2 D R' F2 U2 B2 R' F2 D2 L' F2 B2 D2 R
14. (11.30) F2 L2 B' L2 D2 B2 L2 B R2 D2 B' R2 L' B R' D' F L2 R' D F
15. 9.62 L' F2 D2 R2 D' F2 U2 L2 F2 L2 D' B2 U R' D L R D' B' D
16. 10.48 U2 B2 L B2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L' D2 U2 F' D' L B R' D2 F D2 F'
17. 10.07 F' D2 L' D2 R' B2 L F2 U2 R' B2 R U2 B' F2 R' U' F2 L R2
18. 10.96 B2 L2 D' B2 L2 F2 D' L2 U F2 D2 R D L' D' R B' D2 R2 U2
19. 10.66 R D' F' L2 F U2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U2 R2 B' R' F' U' B2 U' L2 U' B'
20. 9.85 R2 F2 D2 U2 F2 L' B2 R' U2 R2 U' L2 U' F D B' R2 F' D
21. 10.23 F2 U2 R2 B2 U B2 U2 L2 U L2 F2 D' L B R2 B2 F2 U2 B' U' F'
22. 10.11 F' B2 R D' R F2 B D' L U' B2 U2 D' B2 L2 D B2 D F2
23. 9.38 U' F B R' F' B2 U' F' D2 F U2 F' R2 F2 R2 B' L2 F' R
24. 8.44 D' F2 B' R B' U' F' R2 B' R2 F U2 F U2 L2 F' L D
25. 8.47 B R' L2 F2 D U R2 D' B2 D L2 F2 R2 D2 B' R' F2 D2 R' F' R'

 

[Cubinginatree]

Yea I was gonna practice mega today but I got distracted. Got a crazy ao25 and ao50 while lowering my ao12 and ao200+.

Spoiler: New pbs

Spoiler: 2nd sub 9 average

PB2 Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-16avg of 5: 8.96Time List:

1. (10.11) F' B2 R D' R F2 B D' L U' B2 U2 D' B2 L2 D B2 D F2
2. 9.38 U' F B R' F' B2 U' F' D2 F U2 F' R2 F2 R2 B' L2 F' R
3. (8.44) D' F2 B' R B' U' F' R2 B' R2 F U2 F U2 L2 F' L D
4. 8.47 B R' L2 F2 D U R2 D' B2 D L2 F2 R2 D2 B' R' F2 D2 R' F' R'
5. 9.02 D2 F R2 D' L2 B2 L2 U F2 R2 D2 U' F2 B' L D' L' R2 D' F2

Happy Cubing!

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

One I did get a PLL skip and it is now my 6.49 PB single

lmao that’s the same time as my PR single

 

[-Cube Kid-]

Yea I was gonna practice mega today but I got distracted. Got a crazy ao25 and ao50 while lowering my ao12 and ao200+.

Spoiler: New pbs

View attachment 46738

Spoiler: 2nd sub 9 average

PB2 Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-16avg of 5: 8.96Time List:

1. (10.11) F' B2 R D' R F2 B D' L U' B2 U2 D' B2 L2 D B2 D F2
2. 9.38 U' F B R' F' B2 U' F' D2 F U2 F' R2 F2 R2 B' L2 F' R
3. (8.44) D' F2 B' R B' U' F' R2 B' R2 F U2 F U2 L2 F' L D
4. 8.47 B R' L2 F2 D U R2 D' B2 D L2 F2 R2 D2 B' R' F2 D2 R' F' R'
5. 9.02 D2 F R2 D' L2 B2 L2 U F2 R2 D2 U' F2 B' L D' L' R2 D' F2

Happy Cubing!

Oh, you use a Mac! Yay!!! Mac is so the GOAT of computers. (but sadly not for gaming...) Also, yr fast!

 

[Cubinginatree]

Oh, you use a Mac! Yay!!! Mac is so the GOAT of computers. (but sadly not for gaming...) Also, yr fast!

I just steal my parent’s laptop. I’m really quite slow considering I’ve been cubing for 4 years.

 

[Cubinginatree]

Ok well comp today. Goals for the events I practiced are, sub 10 3x3 ao5, sub 3:20 6x6 mean and get cutoff on 7x7(6:00). Pyra and Clock I still haven’t practiced and mega I wanted to practice but I kinda ran out of time. I also went to the gym yesterday and now I’m very sore. Let’s see how this goes

 

[Cubinginatree]

Alright that went as expected.
3x3 R1. First of day. I had the 3 S’s. 1. Sweaty, Stupid, shaky. Got a single sub 10 and would have gotten a second but I forgot to start the timer.

6x6: 3:09 single, 3:22 mean. I’m pretty happy with this although my final solve(3:40) I messed up a bit.

7x7: Overall PB! All my solves felt like they were 1 min- 1.5 minutes than they actually were. 5:25, 5:43, 5:40.

Prya: Sub 10 wow. How the heck do people turn this puzzle so fast.

Mega: lol

Clock: Sub 20 look at me go.

3x3. Pretty bad first 3 solves but the times were ok so I wasn’t complaining. Then I got a 13, and the counted it. My BPA going into the final solve was 10.08 so it didn’t really matter anyway but still disappointing.

Spoiler: Finals

Happy cubing!

 

[Cubinginatree]

Hello all.
Cubed for a little bit in July and have not since. I got a sub 10 ao50 but then my cstimer reset and I have not cubed since. Some day I will return for the cube mile world record don’t worry. Track season went well ran these times:
800: 2:04
1600: 4:41
3200: 10:16 (also won sectionals)
Steeplechase: 10:41
3 weeks until XC sectionals, I’m on the states bubble. Gotta lock in

 

[pi=3.14]

Hello all.
Cubed for a little bit in July and have not since. I got a sub 10 ao50 but then my cstimer reset and I have not cubed since. Some day I will return for the cube mile world record don’t worry. Track season went well ran these times:
800: 2:04
1600: 4:41
3200: 10:16 (also won sectionals)
Steeplechase: 10:41
3 weeks until XC sectionals, I’m on the states bubble. Gotta lock in

Holy moly you are fast
my mile is only 6:39