First day of legitimately speedsolving Pyraminx. I've only ever done a few random sets of five or so solves before. Using 5-alg LBL method (I just learned two of those algs today)

Best single: 4.90

Best Avg5: 8.76 = (8.01), 9.04, 8.54, (14.40), 8.71

Best Avg12: 9.56 = 9.50, 10.72, 8.35, 10.61, (13.52), 7.94, 8.04, 10.67, 7.06, 11.95, 10.80, (6.89)

Best Avg100: 10.59 = 10.80, 8.13, 10.27, 12.80, 13.28, 8.93, 13.00, 8.46, 14.36, 11.30, (17.36), 7.92, 13.13, 11.20, 12.39, 9.03, 15.42, 9.59, 12.30, 8.56, 9.57, 8.79, 13.16, 10.83, 9.50, 10.72, 8.35, 10.61, 13.52, 7.94, 8.04, 10.67, 7.06, 11.95, 10.80, 6.89, 11.80, 11.24, 12.95, 12.01, 10.88, 10.69, 9.20, 13.03, 10.99, 7.74, 9.61, 10.00, 10.98, 8.83, 12.30, 8.84, 11.74, 6.85, 10.16, 12.27, 9.70, 8.77, 12.50, 6.14, 9.84, 11.58, 14.87, 10.66, 11.32, 11.53, 13.99, 8.01, 9.04, 8.54, 14.40, 8.71, 14.98, 10.90, 11.90, 9.77, 10.60, 6.31, 10.65, 11.40, 7.94, 13.55, 13.16, 11.15, 7.53, 12.25, 10.73, 11.17, 13.20, 10.17, 11.19, 5.29, 13.49, 10.24, 10.51, 10.71, 10.03, 9.15, 9.01, (4.90)

I came back to pyraminx after a break, and did another ~100 solves. I broke every one of the above PB's.

single: 4.21
avg5: 8.34
avg12: 9.09
avg100: 10.13
 
9.99 3x3x3 average of 5
I haven't had a sub10 avg5 in a looong time.

1. 9.88 D2 F' U' D R' B L2 R' F2 L' B' U B' U R' D2 F2 D L' D2 R2 D2 L2 F' L
2. (13.36) B' U L2 R2 U' R' U2 F2 D' F B D2 L' B' R2 U B' R' L2 B2 L2 B2 F2 U2 L'
3. (8.77) L2 U2 F2 B L2 R' B' D2 L B2 D2 R F' B R B D F2 L2 B R F' B L B'
4. 10.23 B R' B' R L' B2 D2 U2 F2 B U2 B' R L2 D B F2 R' B R' L2 D2 F2 L2 U
5. 9.89 D L2 R2 D U' F U' B' U' R D2 L' B R D U2 F D F2 U' B2 F' U2 R2 U'
 
9.99 3x3x3 average of 5
I haven't had a sub10 avg5 in a looong time.

1. 9.88 D2 F' U' D R' B L2 R' F2 L' B' U B' U R' D2 F2 D L' D2 R2 D2 L2 F' L
2. (13.36) B' U L2 R2 U' R' U2 F2 D' F B D2 L' B' R2 U B' R' L2 B2 L2 B2 F2 U2 L'
3. (8.77) L2 U2 F2 B L2 R' B' D2 L B2 D2 R F' B R B D F2 L2 B R F' B L B'
4. 10.23 B R' B' R L' B2 D2 U2 F2 B U2 B' R L2 D B F2 R' B R' L2 D2 F2 L2 U
5. 9.89 D L2 R2 D U' F U' B' U' R D2 L' B R D U2 F D F2 U' B2 F' U2 R2 U'
Cutting it a little close don't you think :P
 
New Average 3 of 5!
5: 00:33.38 x(messed up cross)
4: 00:24.85 x
3: 00:28.10 x
2: 00:23.50 x
1: 00:23.58 x

3 of 5: 00:25.51
 
New Average of 12!
00:26.90

(12: 00:38.51 x)
11: 00:23.25 x
10: 00:28.92 x
9: 00:29.19 x
8: 00:24.64 x
7: 00:27.01 x
6: 00:25.84 x
5: 00:33.38 x
4: 00:24.85 x
3: 00:28.10 x
(2: 00:23.50 x)
1: 00:23.58 x

My last layer is finally starting to catch up! It used to take me 10 seconds to finish that. I can't wait for sub 20 xD
 
OH MY GOD.

Average of 5: 13.08
1. 13.84 B2 D' R' B2 F2 U' R2 U2 R' U2 B L' B' U L' B2 U' F R F B R' U' B2 D'
2. (12.16) F2 D2 L' U B2 L2 F2 L' U2 R B U' R2 B2 F2 L B2 L D2 F' B2 L' U' L' R
3. 12.59 R2 F2 U L B' U2 B R B L2 B2 U' D2 F' D2 L2 R B' L' F2 B2 D' R' D2 U'
4. (17.51) F L D' F' L2 B L2 U' B2 F2 U2 R U' B2 D2 R' L2 D' F D2 U2 B' F R2 D2
5. 12.80 L' D' R2 F' R B' R' L U B R L2 D L U2 F2 R2 L' B2 F2 L R' F' D' F

Ridiculously lucky, 3 PLL skips.
 
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Average 12 and Avg 5 pb in these 12 solves;

27.87
(35.04)
29.47
28.34
29.91
29.54
(26.15)
33.41
32.87
30.22
34.64
32.01

Ao12: 30.83
Ao5: 29.11

I'm loving my improvement atm :). Also my most consistent avg ever I reckon :).
 
9.99 3x3x3 average of 5
I haven't had a sub10 avg5 in a looong time.

1. 9.88 D2 F' U' D R' B L2 R' F2 L' B' U B' U R' D2 F2 D L' D2 R2 D2 L2 F' L
2. (13.36) B' U L2 R2 U' R' U2 F2 D' F B D2 L' B' R2 U B' R' L2 B2 L2 B2 F2 U2 L'
3. (8.77) L2 U2 F2 B L2 R' B' D2 L B2 D2 R F' B R B D F2 L2 B R F' B L B'
4. 10.23 B R' B' R L' B2 D2 U2 F2 B U2 B' R L2 D B F2 R' B R' L2 D2 F2 L2 U
5. 9.89 D L2 R2 D U' F U' B' U' R D2 L' B R D U2 F D F2 U' B2 F' U2 R2 U'

What timer do you use?

Because this is not 9.99 Ao5 but exactly 10.00: 9.88 + 10.23 + 9.89 = 30.00 :S
 
First average for 5x5 for a long long time and I get my second sub 2 a05 :D

Average of 5: 1:54.04
1. 1:51.62 b2 r2 B r2 F b' L' d2 b' R l2 u2 D' B L2 u' L2 u' B2 r' L2 U' l2 u d U l2 D B2 U' r' U' b' U2 d2 F' b' u2 R2 b F' L B R d' U' L u2 F2 d U2 b2 d D2 L r' U2 r' u2 L2
2. (1:47.64) F2 U' R' d' F U' r f' D' b r' B2 U' L R2 f r2 B d' f2 R u2 B' u r2 L l f2 r2 l' f' d2 l2 d b2 f' F' D2 u2 U2 l' D2 U' u2 f' l b F2 d' L' l2 F' R' U d u2 b l' B R'
3. (2:17.96) r d B' u' B2 f2 R2 u2 f' U' R U' l' b' L2 d' B2 D L R F' d2 R L2 b2 R L2 B' u D' b' d r2 R2 U2 r l2 D' R2 D' R' r D d' B' l' D' L2 U R2 r u2 L2 f L2 F' b' D' B2 d'
4. 1:56.86 r2 B2 u' l' f B2 r2 F' u2 R' F' l B2 l' b' U d L B2 b r2 l F2 B2 R2 u L f2 b2 U' D' B' f' L2 b2 l R' u2 B2 b2 R b2 F' d' F2 r' L' F2 r2 u2 r' f' U b2 D2 f2 u' U2 b' u'
5. 1:53.65 D2 F f' R' b2 l2 r' u2 R2 U2 R2 b' R2 r F l2 F B u' l2 f' B D2 F U2 f d2 b F R' r l' U u' F2 f R f D2 B2 F f2 L' F' u2 U2 L D2 b l' b U' F2 f2 l' f2 l f' F2 l
 
What timer do you use?

Because this is not 9.99 Ao5 but exactly 10.00: 9.88 + 10.23 + 9.89 = 30.00 :S

Sorry, but this is incorrect. She most likely used QQTimer, which measures in the thousandths but rounds to the hundredths. So, the times in hundredth format average 10.00, but in thousandth format average 9.99.
 
I loosened my Guhong last night, and I was just doing the first few solves with the new tensions (ended up doing 16 solves), and out of nowhere I got a 12.28, a PB by a couple tenths of a second, then I got a 12.54 (These were my 2nd and 3rd ever 12.xx solves). Then BAM, I got an 11.32. :D These were all part of a ao12 of 14.67, new PB by almost 2 seconds. The 11.32 and 12.54 were also apart of a a 13.56 ao5, a new PB by almost 2 seconds.

In that ao12 I had, 1 11.xx, 2 12.xx's, 2 13.xx's, 3 14.xx's, 1 15.xx, 1 16.xx, 1 18.xx, and 1 19.xx.

It's amazing, what setting tensions on your cube can do you your times, :D
 
Session average: 17.89
1. 18.71 D U F' B' D2 B2 U2 D2 B' F' D2 R U' B2 D' R' L' D' F2 U L' F D F L2
2. 17.46 D' F' U L' F R2 D2 B2 U' R' D F B' L' B L' U' D' L' D2 L2 B' F2 U2 R'
3. 18.55 F2 B2 R B' R U L2 B U R L' F' U2 L2 D' R U' L2 R' U B' U2 R U B2
4. (22.47) R2 B2 U R' B' D' L U2 D B F' D2 L' F2 U2 D2 F' B R D2 B R2 D B' U'
5. 18.26 D2 R D F U D' F' R2 B2 F2 U' D2 B' D R' F' R' U2 F' B2 R B2 D2 R2 B2
6. 20.22 F2 R B2 D U' L' F2 B2 L' B' L2 B' L' U2 D' B L' B F' U D L2 D2 U' B
7. 15.87 R L U2 B2 D' B R' L' D B R2 F' U L2 R D' F2 L' D2 R' U2 D F' R' B'
8. (12.02) L2 F' B2 D2 R2 D2 R B2 R B2 D' R' F' B2 L2 R2 B U F' D' U F' B2 U' F'
9. 17.61 U B' U2 D B F D2 B U F D R D R2 D L' U2 D R L2 F2 L' D R' D
10. 19.12 F R D B D2 F B R' U' L' R' U B' L B2 U' D R F2 B' U2 R' U R' L
11. 12.61 R' D R' L F L2 U' D' F' L2 U' B2 F' L R2 F' R2 F' D' U' L2 R2 F2 R D'
12. 20.52 U R D' R2 B2 R F' R2 B R D2 B' R D2 F2 U2 L D2 B R' B2 L2 U2 D2 L'

PB average of 12. PB average of 5 (15.36) and PB NL single... 12.02 seconds.
 
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10.45 single, solution was fun :D

U' F L2 U L' U2 R2 L B' R L2 F L R' D L2 R F B D' B' D L R U2

Inspection: y2
xxcross - 1 cross piece: B2 U' R U' L F' L'
F2L 3 + last cross piece: y' R' U' R U M' U M
F2L 4: U y' R U2 R' U R U R' U R U' R'
OLL: U R2 D R' U2 R D' R U2 R'
PLL: U2 x' R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2
 
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