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5x5 Race thread!

Round 23:
Race to sub 3:30
AO12: 03:20.39

12: 03:09.73
11: 03:08.33
10: 03:23.15
9: 03:38.84
8: 03:15.75
7: 02:59.79
6: (03:02.83)
5: (03:40.33)
4: 03:27.28
3: 03:08.98
2: 03:34.54
1: 03:34.49

Very nice average for me, and even a sub 3 =) .
 
r23
race to sub 3
2:39.52, 2:43.63, 2:43.09, 2:55.73, 2:44.18, 2:52.77+, 2:46.37, 2:52.01, 2:23.07, 2:41.54, 2:38.34, 2:45.26

look, all times <3 again

ao12= 2:44.67
 
Round 23
Race to Sub 3:00
3:08.01

3:02.29, 3:00.64, 3:07.45, 3:13.94, 2:54.75, (2:51.07), 3:12.58, 3:06.82, 3:14.19, 3:11.48, 3:15.99, (3:23.96)

Phew. I think an ao12 for 5x5 is still a bit much for me, was definitely burning out near the end of that. Took me almost an hour, good thing it's a quiet day at the office ;) I think I'll stick to ao5's until I'm consistently sub 3:00.
 
Round 23
Race to sub 3:30
Average of 5 (I Didn't have enough time for 12) 3:31.67
Times 3:40.49 (3:15.28) 3:32.00 (3:41.94) 3:22.52
 
Round 23
Race to Sub 2
Ao12=1:59.55
1. 1:56.28
2. 2:05.41
3. 2:02.30
4. 1:56.37
5. 1:58.43
6. 1:59.35
7. (1:53.98)
8. 2:00.27
9. 1:58.03
10. (2:21.28) lol pop ( I need an AoChuang)
11. 1:59.59
12. 1:59.48
 
End of round 23!

Race to sub 1:30
Keroma12: 1:46.815

Race to sub 2:00
Popo4123: 1:59.55 (Two more!)
Ordway Persyn: 2:14.51

Race to sub 3:00
pyr14: 2:44.67 (One more!)
earth2dan: 3:08.01

Race to sub 3:30
Tekeur: 3:20.39 (One more!)
Gage4C: 3:40.49
 
Round 24! Ends next Friday because I will be out of town

1. Fw2 R' D' L2 U Fw L' Fw D Uw' R B2 Uw2 R B Uw2 Rw' D2 R D' Rw' F2 R' D Fw R F2 Uw Fw L2 D2 Uw U' B2 U' Rw' Uw Fw2 L2 Rw
2. Uw' U2 R' F2 D' B2 F2 R2 F2 Uw' F2 Fw' L' Fw Rw' D' Uw' R' Rw' F Uw' B2 U2 B' L2 U' B2 F2 D F U' F' U' Rw Fw' D L' Fw B2 U'
3. Rw L2 R' U Uw2 Fw Uw L Fw Rw2 U F' Uw Fw' D R2 B Fw' F L2 R B2 Rw Fw B2 Rw' Uw2 Fw2 B U D Fw' R F B' D2 Rw2 B Uw2 D'
4. Uw2 D U2 R L' Rw2 B F2 U' D2 L2 U2 Uw2 R' Fw Rw Uw F2 B' Uw' Fw' F' R2 Fw Uw' R B2 Uw' L D' F' L B2 L F2 Rw Uw2 R U2 B2
5. R2 B' R' F D2 Fw Rw2 B' F' R2 Uw2 B' Fw2 L Rw' Fw R F2 Rw' Uw R' Rw' U L2 Fw' D B' Fw' F' U F2 L2 D' Rw2 Fw F2 U Rw R B'
6. R' Uw2 Fw2 L Fw L U Fw2 R' L' D2 R D' L F' Fw' U' Rw' F U2 R' L' Rw F' B L2 R' Fw2 B2 Uw2 Fw F' U' Fw2 B2 F2 U2 Rw2 F2 Fw'
7. Rw U F2 L2 Fw2 Uw2 R' D2 Fw2 B' D2 F' L2 B2 Uw2 B2 R2 B D2 B' U' Uw R B' D' L B2 F2 R2 Rw' Fw2 R2 D2 Uw2 Rw B' Fw Uw2 B' U'
8. L2 B2 D' Uw F2 U Rw2 Fw' R2 B' U L' R' D2 L B F Rw2 Fw' U2 Fw R' Uw' Fw U Rw' L B2 L R Rw' F2 Rw' L' U' Uw2 Rw2 U2 F' D2
9. Fw2 Rw R U2 B2 Uw' R Uw B Uw Fw2 B' Uw2 L2 Rw' Uw' D B' R Uw' R Rw2 B Rw' Fw D F2 B' R2 B2 R2 U2 Uw2 F U2 Rw' L' U' L' Fw2
10. L2 R U D' Rw' B2 Uw2 Rw' D Uw2 F R' Fw L2 R B F2 L D2 R' D2 Rw B2 Fw Uw' Fw R2 Fw' D' U' Rw Fw' F B Rw2 L B' Rw F U
11. L F L' B2 Uw Fw' Rw2 L D Uw' Fw2 Uw2 L' Fw F2 L2 Fw2 D U2 B2 D' L2 D' F D' R2 Rw F2 B2 D F Uw' F U2 Fw' B F' R Fw2 U
12. Rw' B2 L' U L' B' R2 D' Fw' Uw F U' L' Fw2 U Uw2 R' D2 Uw R Uw' L' Fw2 B' Uw R2 D2 F' U Rw' D' Rw D Fw2 L2 R' F' R Uw2 R2
 
r24
race to sub 3
2:58.80, 2:56.10, 2:43.86, 2:42.92, 2:35.52, 2:36.90, 3:06.40, 3:06.42, 2:44.72, 3:19.71, 2:53.35+, 2:41.87

ao12 = 2:51.13

SUB 3!!!! GRADUATE!

<3 <3 <3 <3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Round 24
Race to sub-1:30
Average of 12: 1:41.30

1:54.70
1:37.22
1:47.55
1:35.81
(1:57.01)
1:41.53
1:39.68
(1:34.66)
1:42.42
1:35.71
1:42.81
1:35.57

more lube => faster

Edit: Next solve was 1:26 (PB is 1:22 I think)
 
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Round 24

Race to sub 1:45:
1. 1:49.35+
2. 1:40.37
3. 1:48.50
4. 1:31.29
5. 1:42.10
6. 1:32.81
7. 1:45.71
8. 2:10.42 (FML!!)
9. (2:17.58) DNF (I'm DONE!!)
10. 1:42.76
11. 1:46.64
12. 1:40.07

Average of 12: 1:45.87 (σ = 9.89)

You can't make this stuff up...
 
Round 24
Race to sub 3:00
3:06.62

(2:52.58), (3:49.20), 3:15.43, 2:55.21, 3:09.23

I just completely fell apart on that second solve. I'm close though, I can see sub 3 averages in my near future :)
 
Round 24

Race to 4:00

Ao12: 4:02.35
σ: 0:26.41 :rolleyes:

(04:52.39) 04:18.81 04:28.02 (03:20.97) 04:16.78 03:43.04 03:28.46 03:58.36 03:53.88 03:36.93 04:28.86 04:10.38

Just started practicing 5x5 using Yau
 
Round 25! Ends next Monday

1. Dw' L Rw U2 B2 Lw2 Rw' Dw' F B Fw U' Rw2 Bw2 Lw2 B' Lw F' Uw' U B U B2 U2 Dw' Fw2 Rw D' Lw Dw' Uw' U2 R D2 F D2 Rw Fw F2 Dw U' Uw2 R2 U D' Rw' B' D' Bw Dw' R D L Dw' Uw2 Lw2 Bw L' F' Lw2
2. Rw L2 Fw' L2 B' L R Bw Uw2 D2 Lw2 F2 Uw' Lw' R' U' B2 R2 D Fw U2 Fw' Uw' U2 B R2 Uw' D2 Fw' D2 Bw2 F D' F2 Bw2 Lw Dw2 Bw Lw B R' Uw2 Fw2 Rw2 D2 R2 Uw2 Lw2 R Dw' Bw Dw2 U' Uw' Lw2 Dw2 Lw U' Bw2 U
3. Rw2 U' F' L U2 Rw Dw' F2 U B' R2 Rw Fw2 B2 Bw' Uw Rw2 D Fw' Dw' Fw Lw' Bw' F' Uw' Dw L' Dw Uw2 F' R' L Bw' F Fw Dw Uw Rw' B' Uw2 R' Fw R' L2 Lw' Dw B Bw2 Uw Dw' L' D Fw2 Uw' Fw F2 R' Lw2 Dw2 Fw
4. Bw2 Fw L' Dw' D R Uw Rw2 Uw2 F2 L Rw D Dw' L' Lw2 U Uw2 L2 F Uw B2 R' D' B' U B' Dw' B' L' Fw Rw2 Lw2 Uw2 D' R2 Bw' U' R Uw' Fw B Uw2 B2 Fw R2 F' R' Uw2 D' B' Fw' L F L2 F' Lw' U B R'
5. Rw2 Dw' D Rw L' Fw2 R2 Lw Dw Lw' Dw L U2 Bw B U Uw' Lw U' L F' Uw2 Fw U2 Uw' B' Dw' B' Rw Bw B2 L' U Uw' B F Dw2 U' Fw L' Dw R' Dw' Fw D2 Bw F' Uw' Fw B2 Lw Fw2 R Rw' Bw F' U' B Dw2 Bw'
6. F' D' Bw2 U F' R2 Rw' D2 U Dw' B' Uw2 R2 Fw B2 Bw D R Uw' B' Fw Lw2 Dw' D F Lw2 Fw Dw2 Uw' L' U2 F Fw L2 Uw Bw' Uw Dw2 R' L' F' D' L2 U' F' Lw2 D B R U2 R' B2 Uw2 U2 R2 U Uw2 Lw' B Bw2
7. Rw' Lw' B2 Lw' Uw Lw D Bw Rw' R Dw2 L' D' Dw' U L' Fw Rw' Bw F L' Fw' U Uw D B' Rw B2 R2 D' Lw2 L' B U Dw' Bw2 Lw2 Bw L' R' Rw' U2 Bw' Fw2 Lw' B' U2 F Fw2 D U2 Fw' Dw' Lw' D' Lw' B2 U' Lw2 R2
8. Dw' D' U2 F' U2 B R' Lw2 Fw' Rw L' Lw R D U2 B' Rw R2 Uw' Lw2 L2 Dw Uw' D Fw2 F2 R F' L F U2 R2 Rw Dw' R' Fw' B F D' B Dw L2 U Rw Fw' R' Rw' Lw L' B' Bw' Rw D' F' U2 Dw2 Lw2 D B2 Fw
9. B Bw' Uw Rw' B2 U R2 L2 F B U2 Bw Fw2 R2 Lw2 Bw L2 Rw2 Uw U' L Lw Uw2 U' R' Uw' B Lw' Uw2 Dw' Fw' Lw' U B Lw R2 Fw2 D Lw Rw' L' B2 R' U2 Bw F2 Fw B2 Rw2 L' R Fw D' Dw U' Lw F' L' U2 Uw2
10. Lw F Rw Bw Dw2 F2 R2 Uw2 R' Bw' U' Bw' Rw D Dw' Fw2 Uw2 L2 F Dw' R2 L Lw2 Dw' Uw2 Lw2 Uw' D2 R' Dw2 R' Dw2 D2 L Bw' B Fw2 R2 L2 B2 R2 B Uw' Fw2 Dw' Uw Lw L2 Bw' R U2 Lw B2 R2 B Lw U2 Bw2 Uw Dw'
11. Bw R2 D2 Bw' B' U' Dw' Lw2 Rw' R2 U2 Fw2 Rw2 B Fw' Lw U Fw U' Bw Fw' U2 Bw2 Dw' D' F' L2 Dw2 R' D Rw L' Lw' Bw F Fw2 B Uw L Fw' D F' L U R' Bw U' Uw2 Rw' U Dw' Rw L Uw2 Fw' U' Dw Uw Rw Lw'
12. B' Rw F2 Fw2 Dw' Uw Rw2 U' Fw' D2 Bw' L2 Dw2 R Dw Lw' B' U Lw' Dw B Dw U2 D' Bw2 B' R D U Lw' D' Fw' Rw Bw' Rw L' B Rw Lw' F' Bw U2 Fw' R Dw2 D' R' Lw' Bw' Fw R' Fw Bw2 F Dw' Bw2 B L Bw' Dw2
 
2:42.53, 2:40.87, 2:28.16, 3:15.55, 2:35.26, 2:54.66, 2:51.73, 2:28.40, 2:37.77, 2:37.52, 2:36.45, DNF

race to sub 2:45

ao12 = 2:39.34 (2 more)

the last solve... too many lockups. so i just gave up and DNF.

ROUND 25
 
Round 25 Race to Sub-3
3:03.99, 3:01.29, 2:50.72, 2:51.37, 2:53.80, 3:06.01, (4:01.635), 2:47.668, (2:30.268), 3:04.068, 3:05.168, 3:14.118
=3:10.089
That consistency tho.
 
Round 25
Average of 12: 1:45.90

1:53.52
1:41.39
1:42.96
1:38.84
1:49.97
(1:36.96)
(2:16.60) - messed up last 4 edges and didn't notice
1:42.66 - 10 second pop noooo
1:46.76
1:55.67
1:45.67
1:41.57

I need to start practicing more. All my time goes to 6x6 at the moment.
 
Round 25: Race to sub-2.

Time List:
2:02.579, 2:09.818, 2:02.561, 2:02.828, 2:04.724, 1:56.869, 1:55.480, 2:04.443, 2:07.799, (2:18.540), 1:55.883, (1:52.841)

2:02.298 Ao12. Not too bad, a nice amount of sub-2's, and these were my first solves of the day.
 
Round 25

Race to 4:00

Ao12= 4:11.91
σ= 27.83

4:42.97 4:10.67 3:45.48 (5:00.36) (3:37.20) 4:48.93 3:55.63 3:44.64 4:01.07 4:47.34 4:08.53 3:53.81

pretty bad
 
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