5x5 Race thread!

Round 14
Race to sub 3:30
3:23.40
(3:28.45), 3:21.19, 3:21.39, (3:18.46), 3:27.61

Made some big mistakes on a couple of those solves but still got my sub 3:30. I feel so far away from you guys that are going after sub 2:00...
 
Round 14

Race to sub 1:45
1. 1:42.67
2. 1:41.76
3. 1:47.75
4. (1:55.14)
5. 1:48.50
6. 1:40.47
7. 1:54.47
8. 1:48.96
9. 1:52.15
10. (1:37.17)
11. 1:51.56
12. 1:39.75

Average of 12: 1:46.80 (σ = 5.01)

TERRIBLE deviation.
 
Round 14
Race to sub 1:30
Average of 12: 1:45.942

1. 1:49.272
2. 1:42.104
3. 1:44.012
4. 1:51.751
5. 1:47.915
6. 1:47.714
7. 1:40.926
8. 1:45.802
9. (1:40.126)
10. (1:53.744)
11. 1:45.377
12. 1:44.551

Got a 1:34 single and 1:39 average at competition last weekend, happy with that. Not even a sub 1:40 here though :(
 
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End of round 14!

Race to sub 1:30
IpwohTF: 1:38.73
Keroma12: 1:45.942

Race to sub 1:45
pdilla: 1:46.80

Race to sub 2:00
scrugsy13: 2:09.14
thehoodedyip: 2:19.42

Race to sub 2:15
Rocky0701: 2:02.691 (One more!)

Race to sub 2:30
Ordway Persyn: 2:25.25 (Two more!)

Race to sub 3:00
pyr14: 3:08.36

Race to sub 3:30
earth2dan: 3:23.40 (Two more!)
 
Round 15! Ends next Saturday

1. U' R Bw' Dw R Fw Bw Uw2 B' R Bw R' U Rw Bw' D B' D' Rw2 Dw' D2 Fw Dw' D' L Fw' F D2 F L2 B2 Lw' R' Bw' R2 Rw U' B2 U2 R L2 Bw' Lw2 L2 F D' Uw U Bw Rw' Bw2 D2 U Bw Dw Lw U Fw' Dw' Bw'
2. Dw' F Bw Lw Uw2 L2 Dw' U2 Rw' Dw2 Rw2 U Rw2 U Fw2 Rw2 R' Fw' Bw2 L2 Lw D' Uw2 Lw' R' Uw' L2 Bw U' R B' Bw2 L R Fw2 D B' Lw2 Dw2 B Uw Dw2 D R' Dw R' B2 Dw' L Bw' Dw2 F' Dw' Lw' R L' D R2 Lw2 D2
3. U R2 Dw Uw2 Fw2 Uw2 Bw D' Rw' Lw2 F' Lw2 D' Fw2 F B D' Rw U' Rw Uw2 B Rw U' B2 F2 Rw Lw2 L U' Fw2 Rw2 U B2 Bw' Rw2 D' Bw' F' B2 D' Uw2 R2 U2 Rw D' R2 Rw2 F2 Bw' U2 Rw' Fw2 Rw' U' Bw2 Uw' R L2 Lw
4. B Lw2 Uw Fw U Bw' L Fw F2 R B2 Bw2 Uw2 D' Fw' L' D B' Fw2 U Lw Fw2 Uw Bw2 L' D Lw2 D B2 F Uw' Fw2 U2 Dw Bw2 F2 L Lw Dw2 F' Uw' Rw Dw2 R2 Bw' U Bw' D2 Uw' R2 D2 U Bw2 U' B R2 Bw' Fw' Dw' D2
5. B2 Uw2 Fw2 B2 Uw' Bw' Dw2 Uw2 Bw' D' F' Dw Lw2 L Dw' Fw' Rw' Bw2 L' Bw' Fw2 F U D' F2 Fw2 U B2 F Fw2 R Fw Bw Rw2 F2 U R Lw F' Lw' Dw' F Fw B Bw U L' Lw' D Uw Bw' Lw U' Uw2 F2 B' Rw' Lw2 Uw2 B'
6. Bw L2 U' Fw' Bw Uw R2 Uw2 D' Fw2 D2 F Dw' Fw' Uw2 Fw' F2 D' R' U' R Lw Fw' D' B' R Uw' R Fw R' B2 U B' Bw2 Uw D' F' R U' Lw' L' B' F' Rw R D2 U2 Dw' Lw' Fw2 D U2 L' Uw U R2 B L' U' Fw2
7. Fw' Uw' R2 Dw2 R Rw' D Lw2 Rw Fw U F D B2 Fw L' Bw' Fw B2 Rw' Fw' B2 R F' Rw' R' Uw' B Uw2 F2 R' F R B' Fw' D L Rw2 R Uw' Fw' Bw2 B R2 L Dw F2 Fw' B2 L Lw Rw' Bw2 R Dw' L' Bw Fw' Dw B2
8. U2 Uw B' D' Fw Rw' L B2 F' L Bw D' U Rw2 Lw' U2 Dw Lw' B2 D' L2 U2 Uw F Rw2 Fw2 Rw' Uw L Rw' B Dw' Rw Uw2 B' Uw' Lw2 Fw2 Lw' D Lw2 F' Bw L2 Uw2 Dw Bw B' Fw2 F' L' Lw2 Fw' Bw Uw U' Rw' U2 Rw' Bw'
9. L D' F2 Uw' U2 Bw' U Fw F Dw2 Bw' U2 Fw' F2 D L2 U' Lw' Uw U2 L2 Fw' F Lw L D' Dw2 F' Fw2 B2 Uw2 Fw2 R Lw Rw2 L2 Dw F Fw Rw2 D Uw' Dw' R' Lw' Dw2 L2 F D' U2 Rw2 L2 R U Rw Uw' Lw' Fw Uw D2
10. F' Fw R Dw2 R2 Rw Fw' R Dw' Rw' D' Dw Lw Uw2 D2 Lw2 F' Fw' D' Uw Dw2 U' Lw' Uw' U' F2 B2 Rw D' Fw2 Uw2 Bw' B2 Dw' B Bw Uw2 Rw2 B' U Bw L' Fw2 Uw Bw Uw' B L' Fw D' L' Lw U' Fw' U' Bw' R F R2 Uw2
11. Fw' B Lw2 L2 Dw2 Bw2 Lw' B F Lw F2 Fw D2 Dw B2 Uw' B F' D' U Fw' Bw B2 Lw2 Bw F' Lw' L F2 Rw' Dw Fw2 U2 Fw' U' Dw Bw2 Lw2 Fw2 Uw2 D L' Lw Dw2 Bw2 Uw R F2 L2 F D' U2 Rw Fw2 Lw Fw' Uw' L Uw' Lw'
12. Bw F2 B' Dw' R' F2 R2 F' D2 L Lw Fw' D' U' B2 Uw R2 F2 B' L2 Uw2 Rw' Lw B2 Dw Fw' B2 U2 B U2 R2 F' B2 Lw Dw' U Fw F2 Rw2 Fw2 Lw Uw' Fw2 F L Lw' Dw' Rw2 U' Bw2 D' Bw Fw' F2 R' Lw Fw Lw2 L' Dw
 
Round 15
Race to sub-1:30
Average of 12: 1:42.79

Times:
1. 1:55.40
2. 1:44.77
3. (1:31.53)
4. 1:48.94
5. 1:34.36
6. 1:41.79
7. 1:44.66
8. 1:37.76
9. 1:34.07
10. (1:57.93)
11. 1:50.10
12. 1:36.06

Lots of good solves, a few bad ones.
 
Round 16! Ends next Monday because I'll be out of town Sunday

1. Dw F2 Bw' Rw' Uw' B R' Fw2 Dw U R L2 Fw Lw' Fw' R' D' Uw Fw2 R D U2 B2 Fw F2 Dw Bw L' B Fw F2 Uw2 B' Lw Dw F' Fw' Rw L Dw2 D' Rw' Dw' F2 Dw F2 Rw' B Fw' D2 F' Bw2 D R2 U R2 L' B' L Fw
2. L D' R2 Uw2 Bw' Lw' Uw' L' Lw Bw2 Rw Dw Lw2 B2 Bw L Dw' Rw2 B2 Fw' Rw2 D2 Uw' F2 Rw R' F2 L2 Fw2 D2 L2 Lw F Dw2 Lw2 F' Bw D2 Rw2 B2 F Uw D2 Rw' Fw2 B' Dw' F2 L2 B Bw' L2 R D F R Fw' Rw2 U F2
3. Bw2 R Lw Bw' F' U2 R2 Dw U2 B Bw Uw Bw' Dw Lw' R Uw Dw F' Uw' R D2 B2 L U' Lw' D U' Lw U2 F D Lw2 L Fw Rw' R' B U2 Fw2 R2 Bw D U Bw Lw U2 L' Dw' Uw' L2 B2 Bw' D' Lw2 Bw' B Uw2 B2 Dw2
4. Lw' R' U' D Bw Fw Uw' U Rw' Dw2 Bw F Rw Lw2 Fw2 Lw Rw2 R F2 Lw Fw B2 Lw Bw2 Uw2 B2 R' Bw' Uw2 Dw Bw Lw2 Fw2 B U' B' Bw' Dw2 U2 Lw2 U2 Rw' D2 F2 Bw' R U2 Uw2 F2 Rw2 Dw Uw F' Lw B Uw' Rw2 Bw Fw' Uw
5. Lw' D Dw2 Bw' F' Rw B2 Dw R2 F' B' Bw2 Lw' Rw2 F' Dw' Fw Lw U2 D' R' Rw Bw U2 Lw Rw' U' L D2 B Lw' U L2 Uw' Dw Rw Uw' U Fw R2 Bw Lw' R' Rw' L F2 Rw' R' Lw' Bw' Uw L2 F' L2 B' U' Dw2 Uw' Rw Bw
6. R Uw' L Bw Fw2 L2 F U D2 R' Bw' Dw Fw' Rw Lw' Bw B L' D L2 R' F B2 Uw Lw' Dw2 Uw' F2 B U' D2 B F Lw2 D2 Uw' R2 D2 L2 Lw' R F' Dw2 Uw D' F' B' Dw Fw2 U F' Lw2 Bw U D' L U' Bw Lw' Bw'
7. Rw' Lw Fw B' Lw2 B Bw2 Fw' F' Rw2 F' Dw U' B2 R Bw' Uw' Fw Lw' R2 B F D2 Bw' D Uw F' Rw2 Uw2 L B' F2 Dw D' Fw2 Lw Uw' U2 Bw2 F' Dw2 B' Bw' R2 Uw F2 Uw' Rw' F' Uw Lw2 Dw U' F2 D2 Bw' Rw' Bw Lw U
8. Uw' Rw' Fw2 D' Uw2 B Fw Dw F' D' B2 F2 R' Uw2 B F' Uw Lw' Fw R Rw Bw2 D2 L2 Uw2 Lw D Dw2 Bw R' Lw U2 L B' Dw Bw Dw2 F' U D2 Bw' L Dw' B F' Lw D2 Dw U2 Uw' F2 Lw2 B Dw' Fw' Lw U B Lw' Dw
9. Uw' F Uw2 R' Lw2 L' F2 L2 U' Uw F R D2 Rw2 Dw Fw B Bw R' Rw F U2 D' Dw2 F2 Lw' D Lw Rw Uw' D R Rw2 Fw R' Rw2 D2 Fw' Dw' Fw D Bw' Rw Uw' Bw Lw2 Uw' U2 R2 Uw2 Dw' R' Lw Bw2 D Bw' L U2 Rw B2
10. Bw2 Rw2 R2 Bw Lw' B2 R' L' Dw Lw B' R' D2 Dw R2 L' U' F' R Dw' F Fw2 U' D' Fw' L' U2 B' Bw2 F' Rw' B R Rw' Bw Rw2 U Lw2 Uw2 Fw2 L F' U' Rw2 Uw Dw L2 Rw2 D B R' Uw2 Dw' R U2 L2 Dw Uw D Rw'
11. Bw2 R' B2 Rw2 R2 Dw2 Uw2 L B Rw Dw L' F Uw2 Fw' Rw2 R B2 Dw Uw2 R F2 Uw Dw2 U2 R Uw D Bw' F2 D2 Uw U Bw L2 F2 B Uw2 Rw2 B Dw2 Fw' R L2 Bw B' Uw' Lw U L2 Rw' Bw' R U R2 Uw2 F Fw2 L2 Fw2
12. D2 R2 L' Fw Bw' Uw' L2 Rw D' Dw' Fw2 B' L Fw2 Rw' Uw2 Dw' Rw' L2 F2 R Fw' L' R2 Lw' Uw Rw' Lw Fw' Rw' Fw L' Fw2 R2 Fw' R' F Fw Lw Fw2 B2 U' D Fw2 B2 Dw' F' Fw2 D2 R' B' Lw2 Bw2 Fw' D Bw Fw B2 Rw' L2
 
Round 16
Race to sub 2:00
Average: 2:10.97

(DNF (5:25.78)), 2:41.32, 2:09.66, 2:16.53, 2:31.56, 2:02.46, 1:53.16, 1:55.77, (1:49.92), 2:16.80, 2:01.99, 2:00.41
That first solve. Popped once, took me 2 minutes to get the centre piece back in, popped for the second time, took me another one minute... Wow second scramble another pop... It is not my day :( Well, from solve 5 onwards it was good. That evens it out :)
 
Round 16
Race to sub-1:30
Average of 12: 1:40.14

1. 1:46.10
2. (2:15.94)
3. (1:27.83)
4. 1:29.87
5. 1:42.76
6. 1:40.99
7. 1:42.56
8. 1:32.44
9. 1:45.84
10. 1:44.11
11. 1:46.71
12. 1:30.05

Second solve was so bad for no good reason, motivated me on the next two.
 
Round 17! Ends next Monday

1. Lw L Bw' R' Bw2 U2 Bw' Uw2 B Rw Fw L' F2 R2 B2 Dw2 Uw2 D2 U2 B' L Fw F Lw2 Dw' Uw Fw' B2 U' Uw2 Lw Fw D B2 U2 D' Lw Rw2 Bw2 Dw' L Dw2 Bw' D2 Fw2 U Dw F Dw2 Bw Fw2 Dw2 U Rw D Fw' L2 F' U' Dw2
2. U' Fw2 D2 L' Lw Fw Dw' L2 B2 R2 L2 Rw' B U Fw2 R2 B' Lw D' L' Uw' U2 B' L U' D2 L' Bw2 R2 D2 R2 Rw2 L' Uw2 R' Fw2 U2 Fw2 R' Rw Bw' Lw' F' D Fw2 Lw' Dw2 L Fw Rw L2 R' Uw2 D' Rw F2 Lw' R' Rw B2
3. Bw B2 Fw' L' Lw' Bw' L2 B' D Dw' R L2 U Dw2 R2 Fw' Lw R' F2 Rw Uw' B2 U R' Dw2 B U' Lw2 Bw R2 Rw Fw' Uw' Rw D' B Uw' U2 D2 Fw2 L Bw2 L2 R U2 R2 F L2 D Dw2 F2 Lw Bw2 U B Lw2 F' U Dw F'
4. F D2 Dw2 U' L2 Bw Lw' Fw U' Lw2 D B Rw' R2 Bw Lw' D' F2 Uw' B' Fw' L' F Lw2 Bw' Dw' U Fw' L2 D' Dw R' Uw' R Lw2 L2 B' Lw2 L2 F2 Fw Dw Bw U' Bw' Fw Rw2 Dw' L Fw F2 Bw2 B' L2 Fw D Dw' Rw2 Fw' Rw
5. F B' Uw U' L' R' Lw F' Rw B U Fw' Rw2 Dw2 R Lw Fw2 B D' Dw Fw2 Bw' Rw2 Lw2 R2 L' U2 Lw Dw' R Dw' Rw2 U L2 F Rw2 U' F2 Fw2 B2 Uw Rw2 Bw D2 F2 Fw2 Lw2 F Uw' D2 Bw2 Fw D B2 Fw2 U2 B Uw2 Dw Rw2
6. Uw U' Dw' R2 Uw' Lw Dw L Uw2 Bw2 R2 Lw F' L2 B2 R2 Rw Dw Bw' B2 U2 F' Bw Dw F' L Dw' Bw Lw' U R' F L' Bw2 Dw2 L2 Dw2 Bw2 L2 B Fw2 Bw2 R' Bw R U' B Fw L B Fw R' L' U' F2 B2 Rw' Fw' F2 D2
7. Dw' Uw2 F2 L' R' Bw B U Uw' Rw' Dw F' D U' Uw2 L Dw' R' Fw Uw2 D2 R' F2 Rw Fw2 Uw2 Bw2 R2 Fw2 R U B' D2 B R2 B' Rw2 R Dw R' Fw' U Bw2 Lw' R' Bw2 B Fw D Dw2 F B' Lw2 Uw2 Dw2 R D2 L Fw' Bw2
8. F' B' Dw2 R Lw Bw2 Dw2 R' Dw' B' Uw Rw' B Dw U' B2 Dw' Uw' R' Fw' Rw Dw' R' Fw B2 L2 Rw2 D R2 Uw2 D Rw F' Bw' D F2 Rw' Dw Uw2 Lw' Rw2 Dw Lw2 B Rw Lw2 Bw2 Fw2 Lw2 Bw R2 Lw B Fw' Dw2 U' B' Fw2 U2 Rw
9. F' Bw' Rw R2 L' Lw Uw B2 R2 Bw2 Fw Dw Fw' B Uw' Dw Fw2 Uw F' Lw2 Fw Rw Fw2 L Fw' U2 D Dw2 Bw2 L2 D2 L Fw Lw' Fw' D F U R' B2 U2 D2 R' Uw2 D Dw' B' Uw2 F2 Fw R L F' D2 Uw' Lw2 Dw U2 L2 D2
10. B' Uw Dw2 L2 Bw2 F' U' D' Uw L' U2 F' U D2 F' Uw2 Rw' Uw Dw Bw2 Fw2 Dw2 D Lw2 F D' Fw Lw' D U' Dw' Uw Lw2 Rw' Uw Rw2 F2 R2 D2 U2 L U' R B Uw2 Rw Lw Bw2 Uw' Dw2 Bw2 U' Fw2 Bw2 Rw' Lw Dw2 L2 Bw' Dw
11. Rw2 Fw' Dw D2 Rw2 Dw2 B Rw2 U B' R' D' F Rw Dw2 R D U2 R2 Uw F' L Rw Dw2 F' Dw Lw' Bw' Fw' R2 Dw' B D' F Dw2 D2 Lw' Dw' Fw2 Uw Bw R2 D2 Bw2 Fw' Uw Dw2 F Rw' F Dw B2 Rw' B' F U' R' L' U2 R2
12. D2 U' Lw Bw Fw2 R U Dw' Uw Fw U Dw Lw' Uw' R2 B U2 Uw' Fw2 Lw' F2 Lw2 L' B2 U D2 L' Fw' Rw' F2 Rw2 Fw Dw D R2 F2 D2 B' Uw2 L Fw2 F' Bw2 Dw2 Uw' Fw2 Dw2 Bw2 Lw2 Dw' B U2 F' Rw' D U Dw' Rw L' R2
 
round 17

3:05.07, 2:53.62, 2:58.14, 3:06.51, 3:11.65

ao5 = 3:03.24 SOOO CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

it feels so far though...

my fourth solve could've been sub 3....
 
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