5x5 Race thread!

Round 12
Race to sub-1:30

Average of 12: 1:46.50

1. 1:38.82
2. 1:51.81
3. (1:56.67)
4. (1:26.62)
5. 1:45.90
6. 1:46.55
7. 1:48.19
8. 1:48.11
9. 1:48.33
10. 1:46.19
11. 1:45.69
12. 1:45.43

Those first four solves... PB is 1:22. Also had a 1:28 just before this.
Extremely surprised at the consistency of the next eight solves (though not very satisfied with the times).
 
My HuaChuang is now broken in and I've been drilling 5x5 all week, it's paid off :)

Round 12: Race the sub 2:15
Average: 2:02.69
2:09.04 1:59.04 2:08.79 2:03.31 (1:45.18) 2:08.57 2:05.08 2:00.11 1:48.01 1:55.93 2:09.00

Also I got a 2:05.22 ao50 this morning.
 
Round 12

Race to sub-1:45
1. 1:46.12
2. 1:46.75
3. 1:47.58
4. 1:50.67
5. 1:53.45
6. 1:47.99
7. (2:04.49)
8. 1:46.19
9. 1:48.86
10. 1:59.55
11. (1:41.67)
12. 1:42.74

Average 12: 1:48.99 (σ = 4.44)

I've on the 5x5, baby!

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r12
race to sub 2:30
ao12: 2:26.34
2:40.36, 2:25.67, 2:40.01, 2:38.30, 2:09.21, 2:22.60, (2:08.42), 2:11.40, 2:29.25, 2:30.38, (2:43.72), 2:16.23


Edit: I was thinking if i should start a 6x6/7x7 and a Megaminx race thread tough I don't know how popular or practical those would be.
 
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End of round 12!

Race to sub 1:30
Keroma12: 1:46.50

Race to sub 1:45
pdilla: 1:48.99

Race to sub 2:00
thehoodedyip: 2:19.18

Race to sub 2:15
Rocky0701: 2:02.69 (Two more!)

Race to sub 2:45
Ordway Persyn: 2:26.34 (Graduates!)

Race to sub 3:00
pyr14: 3:15.97

Race to sub 3:30
earth2dan: 3:31.46
 
Round 13! Ends next Wednesday

1. Fw' Uw L2 Lw B' R D' B' F Fw Uw' B2 U Uw Fw2 D' L' Uw B2 D Rw F2 R2 Bw Fw Lw Uw2 F Bw' Fw' Uw Bw' Fw U2 L2 Fw2 Lw D U' F' Fw' D' Fw2 F Rw2 Dw' Rw Lw2 F2 Dw' L' Bw' Fw' Uw2 Fw2 Bw R Uw' R2 Dw2
2. Uw Lw' Uw Lw Dw2 R' L Lw Rw2 D' Fw2 F Lw' F' Dw F' Bw' R' F2 L2 U L' Uw2 Rw2 D' Uw Lw' Dw Uw' R Bw2 D2 B R2 U' Uw' Rw2 U Fw' F' B' D2 L2 R2 U Lw2 R' D' Fw2 R B' Lw Uw Rw' U' Uw' F' L' Bw' Fw
3. Fw2 F' D Bw' U Lw' L' R B L' D2 Uw2 B' Fw' R' Bw D' F2 D2 B Fw2 Uw2 F2 R' F' R2 U' D' Rw F D' Lw F U B' D' F Dw2 U' Lw Uw2 Fw2 F' B Bw' U' F2 L' Uw' Dw Lw2 Bw' Fw Lw Dw2 Uw F2 R' L2 Bw2
4. Rw U D Dw' L' D2 Uw Lw' Fw2 Lw Bw2 L Bw Uw2 D Fw U2 B' R' U' Uw R' B2 Lw D2 L' F Uw2 R' L U Rw2 L Uw Dw Rw Uw R2 L Fw' B2 Rw2 L' Uw Rw2 R' Lw U2 F' B' D2 L Dw D U B' Uw Dw' Bw2 R2
5. R' Fw2 B2 Rw Uw Rw2 R' Fw2 Lw Rw' D' R2 L' B' Bw R2 Lw Fw Uw' F2 D2 Uw Bw2 B Uw U' Lw D2 Bw' F2 Uw' Bw2 L2 F' Bw D U2 Lw F' L2 Rw' Lw' B2 D Uw2 U' L U2 Fw2 Bw2 Lw' Rw Fw2 R2 L D' F' L' Dw Rw2
6. B' Fw2 L2 Lw' Uw U2 F Fw' Dw' B2 Uw' Rw' Lw D2 F2 Uw2 Dw R2 Rw' Bw2 Uw' B2 L' D' F' Fw' Dw R2 Dw2 D L2 Bw' Rw F' Lw' Bw' Rw2 B Rw' Bw Rw2 Uw2 F' Lw Uw Lw R2 F2 Uw R F' Dw2 Fw' L2 R2 B' Fw2 Dw R Rw2
7. F' Lw B F2 Rw' Lw' Bw L' Bw2 U Uw' Lw2 F2 Rw L2 Bw Dw Bw2 Fw Rw2 F' Bw Uw U2 Dw Bw2 U2 Dw' F Lw Fw2 B' D2 Rw2 L Lw2 B' Rw F' R Lw2 D2 Bw Fw B2 D' Lw2 F2 U2 Bw Fw2 Uw2 B' D R' Fw2 Lw F Lw2 Rw
8. U L' F' B' Uw2 D' R2 Rw2 Fw2 Lw2 U L' Rw' Lw2 Bw2 D2 Rw2 D2 F D2 Uw F Rw2 U' Bw D2 Fw' R2 F U Bw2 R' U2 Uw' R L2 Rw Fw Lw2 Dw' Fw2 Dw2 D2 Uw2 Bw2 Dw L' Lw' Rw' Fw' Bw2 F2 D2 L2 Dw2 Lw' B2 Bw' R D
9. F2 L U Rw' L2 R U F' Lw' Uw2 F' U' D L2 R2 D R2 U Lw B' L Rw' F2 U B2 Fw Uw' L Uw2 Bw Lw' F2 R2 Uw2 Fw2 B Lw Uw2 Dw U' B' U' Lw' L' Bw2 F2 Rw Uw Bw D2 Rw2 F B' Uw L' Uw U2 Dw' F Bw
10. F2 L U Rw' L2 R U F' Lw' Uw2 F' U' D L2 R2 D R2 U Lw B' L Rw' F2 U B2 Fw Uw' L Uw2 Bw Lw' F2 R2 Uw2 Fw2 B Lw Uw2 Dw U' B' U' Lw' L' Bw2 F2 Rw Uw Bw D2 Rw2 F B' Uw L' Uw U2 Dw' F Bw
11. D U R' Rw Uw2 B' Uw Lw' R2 B' F' Rw2 L' Fw' D' F R Dw2 Uw2 U D' Fw Bw R2 Uw Rw' U2 Fw2 R2 Lw Rw2 L2 Uw' F2 Dw2 L Lw' U2 Lw Dw' L2 D Rw2 L R' Fw Dw' Uw2 D Lw2 Rw' F Bw Fw' B2 Lw2 R' B' F2 R2
12. Uw' B' Lw F' D' L2 F' D F' Lw2 Dw2 Uw' Bw F' Rw' D R2 Bw' U2 Bw2 Lw2 Uw U L2 R' Lw2 Bw2 Rw2 Fw D Rw R F Uw Rw' L2 Bw2 Rw Fw2 F Uw2 Lw Dw2 B2 Bw2 D' Uw Dw' R B' Lw F2 Bw Rw' L' F Lw2 U Fw2 Rw2
 
Round 13

Race to sub-1:45:
1. 1:47.51
2. 1:55.74
3. 1:48.42
4. 1:46.02
5. 1:45.55
6. (1:30.54)
7. 1:52.44
8. 1:45.92
9. 1:46.70
10. 1:53.60
11. 1:47.51
12. (1:57.11)

Average of 12: 1:48.94 (σ = 3.45)
 
Round 13: Race to sub-2:00

Ao12: 2:06.57

[2:05.82, 2:00.77, 2:16.88, (1:52.94), 2:00.28, 2:03.05, 1:59.25, 2:02.81, 2:11.98, 2:14.87, 2:09.94, (2:19.16)]
 
Round 12
Race to sub-1:30
Average of 12: 1:42.57

1. (1:50.42)
2. 1:45.33
3. 1:39.16
4. 1:40.18
5. 1:47.01
6. 1:44.64
7. 1:40.96
8. (1:37.86)
9. 1:40.21
10. 1:41.88
11. 1:47.26
12. 1:39.04

Sub-1:30 seems pretty far...

Edit: I was thinking if i should start a 6x6/7x7 and a Megaminx race thread tough I don't know how popular or practical those would be.

There is a 6x6 race thread, though it's currently inactive. I would be interested in starting it up again though, if there are enough other people.
 
End of round 13! Sorry that I was late guys, it's been a crazy week.

Race to sub 1:30
Keroma12: 1:42.57

Race to sub 1:45
pdilla: 1:48.94

Race to sub 2:00
Scruggsy13: 2:06.57
thehoodedyip: 2:19.37

Race to sub 2:30
Ordway Persyn: 2:32.04
 
Round 14! Ends next Friday

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

race to sub 3:00 average of 5

2:54.58, 3:19.07, 3:09.09, 2:56.93, 3:30.67

ao5 = 3:08.36

I'm surprised i got 2 sub 3's even though i screwed up. most of these solves were too choppy.
 
Average of 12: 1:38.73

1. 1:42.89 Uw Bw' Fw Dw2 Fw2 Bw' Uw2 U' R2 Lw Uw' Bw' R L2 D Rw' U' R' Uw Bw2 U2 L R2 Lw2 D2 U2 Bw2 B Rw F2 Dw2 D Rw B' Fw' L R D' Dw' Uw' Lw2 Uw' B2 D' L2 B2 Bw Uw Rw2 R B Uw2 D2 B' Uw Dw Lw' Rw D2 F
2. 1:41.45 F Rw' F L D2 Uw' F Dw2 Lw B2 D2 L' Uw Fw2 U2 D Dw' Bw2 D Lw' Bw L Lw' R2 Dw Lw2 Uw' F2 Uw2 Dw2 U' B R' B2 U2 B Rw R' D' R Uw' Fw' Uw' Lw2 R2 L B2 Rw2 F' Rw2 D' Dw Rw Bw' Rw2 L F' Bw B Lw
3. 1:42.41 Lw' R2 D2 R Fw' B2 Rw F' U' Uw2 R2 L Rw' Lw Uw Fw2 D2 Rw' B' Fw L' U Bw2 U B L2 F2 U D' Uw' Dw2 R U' Bw D' B2 Rw2 D2 Rw2 D R' Dw Rw' D2 Fw F' Lw' B' Bw2 L B2 Uw2 F' U2 Dw Bw2 Fw U Rw2 Fw'
4. 1:35.31 U' Uw' D Fw' F2 Rw D2 Bw2 Uw Bw' R Dw' Fw' D Dw2 Lw' Dw' D2 L2 D' B2 Dw' Fw B R U B' Lw' R' D' Fw2 Uw' Dw' U F' U2 R2 Lw Dw' Lw D' Dw L2 F2 Fw' Lw' D' Bw' Rw' D Bw' U' L B Rw' Lw2 Bw' R D Rw2
5. 1:48.87 Dw2 Lw Fw' D L' R' D2 U Uw2 Fw' R D' Dw' B2 U2 Dw' Lw' U Fw B2 Bw Rw' F' Fw' Lw2 Dw2 Lw2 D2 U Bw' Dw' F Dw Rw2 Dw' U2 Bw' F U2 B U2 Rw' Bw D' Uw' Fw Rw' Uw Bw' D2 R Rw D' B F' Fw' L2 F2 Uw Bw
6. 1:29.27 Lw' F2 Lw' Fw' Dw Bw2 Fw Uw2 F Lw U R2 Fw' Dw' Lw2 Uw Rw R' Uw' U' R' B Lw' F U2 Fw' R2 U Rw' B' L Uw' U2 B' Rw' F' Rw' U D Dw R' Bw2 Dw F2 Uw' Fw B' Dw' Lw Uw L F' Rw2 D Fw' Rw' D2 F Rw2 D'
7. (1:27.69) Lw Rw Fw' Bw' R U2 B R2 L D' Bw2 Lw' L2 F Dw' Lw Dw L2 R2 U' Rw Lw2 Uw2 Dw2 Rw2 Lw2 F U2 Dw' Fw' U D F U B' Bw Fw Rw2 Bw F Fw' Dw' Fw' B R' B2 Rw L' Lw' F' Bw2 U2 Rw2 F2 Lw L' D2 Fw2 D2 F
8. 1:34.54 Bw D' B2 F2 U Fw Rw' L2 F' Fw' U' Bw Uw L' R Fw2 Rw D' Uw' Dw' Bw' B L Lw2 Rw R' B2 L2 Fw' D Dw' Rw2 U2 Dw F Uw Bw2 Rw B' Uw' R' Rw' Lw2 Dw' Rw Uw2 U Fw2 U Lw R Dw' Uw2 Rw2 Lw' Bw' Fw' B' Lw' B
9. 1:35.42 Bw' Dw Uw' F2 Uw U Fw U' Bw' D' B L R2 Dw2 D Fw2 U2 Fw' Uw' R2 B Uw2 Bw' Uw2 Rw2 Lw2 L' R2 Uw' Fw B2 R Rw2 F' Fw U L Lw' B2 Uw2 Bw2 F Rw B Bw' L B Uw2 U R2 U' L' Uw' Rw2 Lw U Bw' B' D R
10. 1:35.37 Fw Dw' L' D Rw' U' D2 F Rw2 Fw' U' Rw' B2 Uw2 Lw' Fw2 D' Uw' F Uw R' Bw' R' Fw' U2 D L2 D B' Fw F2 R2 U F Bw R Rw' B2 R2 Dw' B R Uw Fw2 L' R F U2 Bw2 F Fw R' Uw2 Lw2 F2 B2 Fw2 Bw2 Rw' Uw'
11. (1:53.07) D' Uw2 Dw2 B' L2 Bw B Uw L' Lw2 Uw' R D' Uw' Lw Fw' Rw2 R2 Uw2 Bw' Rw' B2 Rw2 Fw2 R Dw' Bw' L2 Uw' L' Fw2 R2 Fw2 F' Bw2 R' D Lw2 Dw D' Fw2 L2 Rw2 D' Uw' U Lw' Uw Rw2 L Fw F' Uw' R Fw2 D Rw U L Dw'
12. 1:41.72 Dw' B Lw' Rw2 Dw2 U2 Lw' Fw' D2 Lw2 Uw' Rw Bw' F Rw Dw2 Rw' L2 B' L' R2 Dw' L F' Bw' Dw' D2 Fw Rw Dw Uw2 L' Dw2 R2 D2 Uw' Lw' F' R Fw' D R' Dw2 Lw2 D2 U F R2 F2 Uw' Dw' Bw2 F' U2 Fw' Uw2 F Fw D2 Dw2
 
Round 14: Race to sub-2:00.

2:09.14 Ao12: [(2:16.42), (2:00.18), 2:12.93, 2:07.06, 2:11.90, 2:14.73, 2:09.54, 2:09.10, 2:01.51, 2:11.41, 2:00.89, 2:12.34]

Ewww, no sub-2's.
 
Haven't done this weeks race yet, but I just got a sub 2:00 ao25 so I am hoping for sub 2:00 this week.

Round 14
Race to sub 15
Average: 2:02.691 Literally exactly the same as the last round I did, this is scary.
2:01.544 1:57.477 1:59.730 (1:52.688) 2:24.049 1:54.855 2:12.266 1:54.306 2:03.696 (DNF) 1:59.439 1:59.523

Counting 2:24 :/
 
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