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5x5 Race thread!

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So my 4x4 race thread has been pretty popular since I started it, and I have always wished that there was a 5x5 one, so I figured why not? I will post an ao12 weekly using scrambles from either CStimer or QQtimer, if an ao12 is too long for you, feel free to just do the first 5 scrambles. You will graduate when you have been under your goal 3 rounds in a row. The splits will be sub 1:00, 1:15, 1:30, 1:45, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45, 3:00, 3:30, 4:00, and 5:00. You can do your own split if you want however, for example. If you average around 3:25, sub 3:00 is a big jump so you can do 3:15 or something. This thread is to motivate people, and help them get faster.

Please post your results like this:
Round 15
Race to sub 1:30
*your times* = *your average*
 

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Round 1

Lets get this started! Round will end next Monday at noon central time.

1. B' D F2 Lw' Fw' U2 F Dw L2 F' B Fw Lw Rw Bw F' Dw' Lw' Uw D F2 Rw' B' R U' Rw' R2 U Lw D Uw2 L Lw' Rw' D2 Rw R' B2 Uw2 D2 F Fw' B' U' B' Uw' R Lw2 D F' Uw' R L2 Uw B Dw' Fw2 Uw' U2 R'
2. Rw2 Uw L2 D' Fw2 Dw Lw2 R F' D Rw' B2 Bw F Rw U' Bw2 Fw U Uw2 Bw' U2 Lw' L2 Dw2 D Fw U' B U' Fw R' B' Uw' L Uw2 Fw' D2 B2 U' Rw U2 F D Rw2 R2 L' F R' Rw' Uw B' R' Rw' Dw2 D' Lw Dw F2 Uw
3. U' L2 D2 Uw Bw' R Uw2 U R Uw2 F2 R2 Rw2 D' Uw R Fw' F Uw U2 Bw Rw Uw Rw2 F' Fw' Bw' Uw2 D2 B R Rw2 U2 Bw2 Rw2 Dw2 B2 Bw Dw' Rw2 Uw2 L' Bw2 Fw2 F' Dw' U2 D2 R2 D' Bw2 D Dw Lw' Fw2 Lw D Uw' U2 L
4. L' Bw' Dw2 R2 D2 L' Lw2 B R U B2 Dw' F Dw2 Rw2 L Dw R2 Dw' B' L2 R' Dw Uw2 L F L' Rw' U B L' Bw Lw2 U Bw2 Dw' Uw2 D2 R B Fw L Bw' L Fw' D2 Bw2 L2 R2 F2 Uw' B' R2 D' L2 Rw2 Uw R' Bw2 Uw'
5. U' D Bw2 F' U2 R' Fw Lw2 Dw D' Lw L' Bw F2 B' Rw2 B' Bw Uw' Rw' Lw Dw Rw2 U2 Uw Rw' R' Uw2 L2 B' Dw' B2 F2 Uw' D' R2 Dw Fw2 Dw' U' B' F' D' Uw L R Rw Fw F Lw' Bw' Dw Fw' Uw2 D U' R2 Rw2 U' Uw'
6. U Rw U Rw' Bw D Bw' Lw2 U' R Dw Fw2 D' Lw2 U' Bw2 Lw B L2 D' Lw2 B2 Dw2 R' Bw' D' R2 U D2 L Fw' U' Uw' D2 Fw' U L Rw U2 L Dw F' R2 Dw2 U2 Bw' U Bw2 B Fw2 L' U2 B2 R D2 F2 Lw' L Dw Uw2
7. Dw' L Uw F' B' Lw2 U2 B2 Dw F D2 B2 D L U' R2 B Bw Uw Fw F2 Uw2 Fw2 Lw D2 Fw D2 Fw2 R F2 Lw U' F' L' Bw' Rw2 R2 Lw L Dw2 Rw' Fw' D' R' Dw2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 Fw' Uw Lw Bw2 B' Fw' U' Fw2 Rw D2 U2 Dw
8. Fw Rw2 U B' Uw' Fw Lw' Dw2 Rw D2 Uw Bw' U' B' U Lw' U' Dw2 B D Uw Lw D' F' Dw2 F' U' Fw2 Dw' Rw L' Lw2 F' B' D' Bw Rw2 Dw' Rw2 Lw' L2 F2 L2 Bw2 Uw2 Bw' Uw L Dw' Bw Uw2 D2 Rw2 R U' Uw2 Dw D2 Rw2 U2
9. B' Rw' Lw' Dw' Rw F' Fw' R F2 D2 F Lw' L2 U R' F' R2 Rw2 B Dw' Uw' U F Uw L2 Fw2 D' Uw F2 U Rw' B' Fw2 L Fw L2 B' Bw R2 Bw' L' F' Dw' U2 D2 F U' Bw2 U2 Rw' B' Dw Bw2 F L2 Lw2 R' B Rw Bw2
10. Lw' Fw' Rw R' B' Uw2 Lw' F' U' D' L2 Dw2 Rw D' L' R' Rw' Bw' Uw L2 U L2 R2 Rw Lw' F' R F L Lw' Dw2 Fw L' Bw' Fw Dw2 Fw2 Rw' Lw Uw D Bw U F' L2 Bw' R' Fw2 Lw2 U' L B F2 Dw' Fw' Dw' B' Uw' F' Uw2
11. Lw Dw Fw2 B' L U' B' Lw U Rw' Uw U2 D2 Lw2 Fw' L2 Lw D Lw' F Fw R L' Bw' L F Rw' D B' R2 Bw2 U' F' U' Lw F Bw' B' D' F2 R' Lw2 B Rw2 L2 Lw2 Bw' D2 Rw Uw' Lw2 U2 Fw' Uw' Fw2 Rw2 Dw' Rw D2 Uw2
12. Uw Lw2 Rw' R Bw B' R2 D2 Lw2 Rw U B2 Bw' Fw L' U2 Bw Uw Rw D Uw L2 B' F Dw Bw' R2 F U Dw F' R2 Uw Rw2 Dw Bw2 F' R' Rw2 Dw' D' L' U' Fw L2 Lw2 U2 Dw L Lw R' Bw2 U2 F2 L2 Rw' R2 Dw2 R' U'
 

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Round 1
Race to sub 2m10s

2:05.66, 2:05.49, 2:08.15, 2:14.27, 2:08.84, 2:09.04, 2:08.95, (2:00.73), 2:14.18, 2:02.71, 2:04.41, (2:18.19) = 2:08.17

Yey :D Disappointed that there was no sub-2 in there... got close to one though :p
 
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Round 1 - Race to sub 5:00

Average = 5:03.95

5:19.52, 6:07.55, 5:01.48, 5:04.68, 4:33.36, 4:34.52, 4:57.64, 4:44.42, 4:24.04, 5:14.87, 5:41.83, 5:27.18
 
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Round 2 scrambles!

Round will end next Monday

1. Rw' F D Fw2 Dw' Uw2 D' U' Lw U2 Dw Lw' D' R2 Uw Dw' L2 D2 B2 Fw' L2 Fw Lw2 Uw' Fw D F Lw2 R' Bw2 F' R2 Dw R L B L2 B' R Rw' Dw2 R2 Bw L' Uw Fw' Dw F2 Bw' L Uw' L2 D' L' U2 Dw2 R2 F2 Fw2 Rw

2. D' Dw2 U2 B U2 R' Fw2 L2 Dw2 Rw' U' F Rw U Dw' D2 Lw2 Dw U2 Bw Uw Dw Rw' Dw' Fw U2 Bw2 Rw2 F2 L' F' Rw2 Fw D2 Rw R2 L U' B2 Dw2 R2 Dw2 R' Lw Rw Bw' Lw U Rw2 D2 Bw' Lw' Dw Bw' Dw' U' Lw2 L2 B2 L2

3. B' Uw2 Dw' Fw F' U B2 Uw F' L' R' Lw F2 L' Fw2 F2 L' Bw' Dw R' F R Fw' D' Uw2 F' B Lw' B' Bw' R Rw' B Bw Lw Dw' Fw2 U' R F2 R' B2 Lw2 Uw' Fw2 R2 F2 Uw Rw2 L U2 B2 F' R2 L2 Rw' D2 Uw B' R2

4. Rw2 Fw' Rw' Bw2 F D' Fw B U2 Fw' Dw' U' Uw' Lw2 F' Fw' U F' Bw D' L U Dw L2 U' Fw2 U2 Fw' R Bw D Rw Uw2 F2 L2 B Dw2 Lw' Rw2 R Bw D2 Lw2 Fw Rw Uw2 Bw2 Dw B' Dw2 L Rw' R' U2 Dw2 Lw' Uw' U Fw2 R'

5. Lw2 Fw Bw Rw L2 Lw Fw L Dw' Rw L' Uw2 Lw D2 Lw2 U2 Bw B Rw2 Uw2 Fw' Dw2 Lw L' Fw2 D F R2 Fw' B Lw2 D' F2 L Rw2 Fw' Uw Bw' R' Uw2 L' Lw' U Lw Fw' F' L B F Dw Uw' Fw B2 D' Uw' L' Bw2 Rw2 U2 D'

6. Fw Rw' Bw2 L D2 Uw' Lw' F L U Dw' D R2 Fw' Rw2 Uw' Fw D2 B Bw' Dw' L Rw' Uw B' U2 B2 U' D L2 D2 U' F2 B2 L F2 Bw2 R' Dw' D R2 D2 B' Fw Rw' B Dw2 Lw2 F2 Lw2 Fw2 D' R' U F R F' B' U D'

7. Lw2 B2 Dw2 D2 Rw B2 Rw F2 D2 L2 Rw R Uw' L' Bw Dw Lw2 Fw B L2 B L B' F2 Rw' L Fw Dw' D B' U R Fw2 Lw' B2 L2 Fw2 Rw2 Uw' Rw2 Dw' F2 Bw2 Lw' Dw2 F' Uw Rw2 B' Bw2 R' Fw2 F2 U2 Bw2 Rw2 B' Bw' Uw' Lw'

8. Bw' Dw Fw U' Lw' Fw2 Bw' B Dw' Fw2 U' Lw' R' F2 Fw2 U2 Bw2 R' Fw' D U Rw' U2 Uw L Lw2 Fw' L2 B Dw2 D' F R2 Dw2 D' Rw2 Lw2 Bw' D Rw' Uw2 Rw Bw' F Dw Bw2 R' U' Dw Bw F2 D U2 Dw2 B Uw' R' L' F2 Bw'

9. Bw' Uw' Bw Lw U2 D2 Fw2 L F U R' Lw' Dw' D' Fw2 F' Bw Dw Bw Fw Uw' F Lw2 F R F B2 L Lw' B R2 F' R D Lw B' F' U' F2 Fw' D L' B2 F' U' Rw' L D2 Rw' Uw' Dw' D2 U R' U2 Bw2 Dw2 Lw B Bw2

10. D' Fw' D' U2 Rw2 Dw2 Fw Uw Fw' Dw Lw2 Bw' Fw' U2 D2 B D' U' Dw Fw2 Dw B2 Dw' L Bw2 R2 L2 F' Lw Fw' U' L' Fw' Uw2 Rw' Fw2 Dw' Bw' L Dw Rw2 B' F2 U Bw2 B' Fw Uw U2 F Bw' Uw2 D Dw' U' B2 Lw Rw2 Fw' D

11. Fw U Uw Rw2 D2 B2 Fw' U2 R U' Dw D Bw2 R2 Fw2 Lw2 L' Uw D2 Bw Dw' L' Lw' B2 F U Fw' F' B Dw' Rw2 L B2 R2 Lw' Dw2 R' Bw2 R Uw' L Fw2 Dw2 B2 Dw R' Fw' L2 Bw2 U Fw Uw U D F' Bw' R' B2 U Rw

12. Dw2 D2 Bw2 Fw' D2 U' Bw B' L2 Bw' Fw2 Uw' U' Lw B2 Lw2 D' Fw2 D' U Dw2 B' Uw2 F' Fw Lw2 Rw F2 Lw2 U Fw2 L R2 F' U2 R F2 Dw Fw2 F D' Dw2 Rw Fw L Rw2 Bw' L' R2 Lw2 Fw2 L2 Fw' L' Fw' Lw' Rw F2 D' F2
 

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Round 2: Race to sub-5:00

Average: 4:29.86 (σ = 16.63)

Time List:
4:30.54, 4:11.81, 3:55.45, 4:36.07, 4:51.57, 4:34.30, 5:36.90, 4:05.55, 4:20.59, 4:13.43, 4:53.29, 4:41.51
 

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Round 3! Will end next Monday

1. B' Lw' U2 D2 R2 U2 D R Bw B2 F Rw' L' D' F' B2 Bw Dw U' Fw' L' Dw B2 Rw' Bw2 Uw' L' Dw' Rw Uw F Dw2 Uw B U F' Lw Rw2 L' R2 U Rw2 R' Lw' Uw2 Dw2 B' Rw R Uw Fw D2 R U Rw' Lw2 L2 Fw' Lw R
2. L2 Bw2 L' Fw' R B' R' L2 Uw2 Rw2 B2 Dw' U' Rw2 F B Rw' L F U' Rw' R' D Bw R' U2 L Fw2 Uw' Lw R2 Dw F' Rw' Uw F Bw2 Uw' F Dw' Fw L Bw' Fw2 Uw2 R2 Rw' Bw2 L Fw' L2 Dw' Bw2 Lw' Fw Rw Fw2 R2 Lw2 L2
3. Uw2 U F' Dw Uw Fw' Lw R2 B' Dw Lw' U' R Uw2 D2 Rw2 U Rw F R2 Fw' Bw U2 Fw2 Rw2 Lw Uw D R Rw2 L2 F2 Bw' Lw Rw' L' U' Dw' R Bw F D Uw B' U2 B2 R2 Uw R Bw2 Rw Fw' Rw2 Lw' F2 Rw' F2 R F' Dw2
4. R2 Dw2 Fw2 R2 U2 Rw F R Lw2 Bw L R Lw' Rw2 Bw F2 Lw L U Rw F Bw Rw Uw2 D Dw' Bw Uw' Fw2 B Uw' Rw' F' Fw Rw F R2 Fw' L Fw2 Bw' R Rw Bw2 L F2 Uw2 Lw Uw L F Bw Fw2 R' L2 Uw Dw' B' D' L'
5. F' R2 U D2 L2 F Fw2 D' Lw' D2 Lw2 Bw2 Rw2 U Dw B' Lw' Fw Lw U' B2 D2 Bw L2 U' F L F D' F' Dw U2 Bw2 Uw F Bw' B' U Uw2 D2 Lw2 R2 B Rw2 R2 Lw' U2 Dw D Lw2 F2 Rw' Fw2 Rw2 Bw Uw Dw2 R2 Dw Lw2
6. Lw' Fw' Bw U2 L' B D U' R B2 Uw2 Bw2 L2 Uw2 Rw L' B' Rw Uw2 U2 B Lw2 R Dw2 Fw U' Lw' R2 Fw' R' U2 F U' Bw' F2 R' U D' F' Rw Dw' Bw Fw2 L2 F D2 R' Bw Fw' B' Rw' U2 Lw Dw Bw2 L Uw2 U2 Lw Dw2
7. B D' Uw2 F2 Dw2 L B Dw2 R Rw2 Dw' Rw2 Fw D2 R' B Uw2 Lw2 B U' D' Lw2 B2 Dw Lw' U2 Dw Rw Fw2 Lw D Uw Rw' Fw Rw' Fw2 B2 U' Bw2 L2 Bw' F' Dw Bw2 L F' D2 F' Uw Lw' R' Dw L' Fw2 Rw F L B Dw' R'
8. Bw2 Lw2 Fw U2 D2 Uw2 Rw' Fw' R2 Rw' D' U2 B' R2 Uw2 L F Bw' Lw' Bw F Uw2 U' F' B Fw' U' B R' Lw2 Uw' R2 F Dw L Bw' Fw R' B Fw' Uw' Lw' D' Rw2 Bw L2 Fw' L2 R2 Bw' Rw Lw Bw' D B D' U' Dw2 L' F
9. U Dw' L' B2 U Dw Bw2 R Fw Bw' U Bw2 Lw2 Uw' U2 R2 Rw2 Fw2 D' Bw F' D R2 D2 Lw2 Uw' Dw Bw' D' R' D Rw' B2 Lw U2 Uw2 B2 F U' Bw R' L' B' D Uw2 L2 Fw Dw' F2 D2 Bw R2 Bw B' Uw L' D U Lw D
10. B2 Bw Rw' Dw B U' Fw2 Bw2 Dw2 Uw2 F Dw U' Bw B' F2 Lw L Dw Uw2 F Lw' U' Rw2 L B' R' Fw' R D2 R Lw2 Uw D' R' Bw2 L' Lw F U' Lw2 Bw R2 U' D Uw' Fw F Rw D' Rw2 L2 Dw' D R' Bw R D' R2 U
11. Dw D2 R F2 Dw' Uw D Lw' Fw Bw2 Rw Dw D' Lw B' Uw U' Dw2 F' Fw' Dw B U2 F2 Uw' B' Uw2 B2 Uw2 Bw' F2 Fw' Rw' B2 D Uw' Fw' Uw Bw' Fw' Rw2 D' Fw R2 Bw Uw' R2 L2 Dw2 B' Fw Rw' Dw' Fw2 Bw2 Uw Bw2 Uw' Dw2 U'
12. Uw' Lw2 Bw' Rw' D2 R' D Uw' U2 B' Fw2 D2 F2 Rw Bw2 B D' Fw Bw2 B L2 Rw2 Fw2 Uw U' R L Uw R Lw2 U' D' L Rw F R2 Lw' Fw2 Dw L U' B2 L2 Bw' L2 Fw Rw' B2 R2 Rw D' Uw Lw' Rw F2 D2 R Bw' L' D'
 

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Race to sub-2:30
Avg - 2:31.14
2:37.84, (2:53.09), 2:18.67, 2:29.04, 2:30.58, 2:18.98, 2:43.33, 2:39.94, 2:20.7, 2:41.05, 2:31.13, (2:17.25)
 
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I think it's safe to say you are sub 5:00 though haha

LOL. I think you might be right... once I've graduated, I'll aim for sub-4:00.

Round 3 - Race to Sub-5:00

Average: 4:27.11 (σ = 13.33)

Time List:
4:19.99, 4:19.28, 3:52.27, 4:20.78, 4:25.73, 4:29.46, 4:38.56, 3:59.67, 4:30.43, 4:44.47, 4:58.42, 4:42.70
 

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Round 3!
Race to sub 2:30: 2:28.980
2:47.091, 2:37.401, 2:26.050, (1:57.313), 2:11.546, 2:06.591, 2:29.564, 2:48.705, 2:26.339, 2:39.407, 2:17.108, (2:48.959)
This average had way too many pops so was pretty slow for me, but still sub 2:30. The 1:57 is PB and first sub 2 though :)
 

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As i don't see a post from Rocky yet I guess i'll post the scoring and scrambles

End of Round 3 :

race to sub 5:00
AlphaSheep 5:21.68
Logiqx 4:27.11 (one to go!

Race to sub 3:00
Ordway Persyn 3:00.86

Race to sub 2:30
Rocky0701 2:28.98 (2 to go!)
penguinz7 2:31.14
 
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