Running for Cube's Cubing progression: grinding for sub 2 5x5 + mega.

[Garf]

You still like 6x6 and 7x7? I can help give tips, as well as 5x5.

 

[Running for cube]

I like 6x6 and 5 a lot. I would probably like 7x7 more if I wasn’t so slow so if you have tips they would be appreciated thanks.

 

[Running for cube]

Got a 48 second 4x4 single! one second off pb.

Spoiler: pb single.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-01-08
single: 48.13

Time List:
1. 48.13 B' U2 F' R2 U2 B' U2 F L2 R2 F R F2 L' D B U' L' F D' B2 Fw2 Rw2 Uw2 D2 F' L D2 Fw2 L Uw2 L' B2 Uw' F Rw2 B2 Uw B' D2 Fw' L2 Fw' R' Uw' Fw2

 

[Running for cube]

Hit ao50 on my 4x4 session.

Spoiler: 4x4 Average of 50.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-01-08
avg of 50: 1:07.39

Time List:
1. 1:13.16 B2 L U F' B' R D R2 L U2 R F2 D2 B2 R B2 D' L' Uw2 F' R2 B D Rw2 B Uw2 B Rw2 Fw2 Uw2 Rw R B' L' Uw2 D' Rw Fw2 Uw' Fw' D B' U
2. 1:09.72 B2 R' D2 F2 L2 B2 F2 L U2 R' F2 R D' R' U' F L2 D' B' U2 B2 Rw2 B Rw2 Uw2 L2 Fw2 L2 D B' L2 U2 L Uw2 Rw' U' L' R Fw' D' Rw' R' U2 Rw' D2
3. 1:05.00 F2 R' B2 D2 L2 R D2 U2 B2 U2 R' B D2 F' D2 L2 D2 L' D' R Fw2 R' B Uw2 U2 B' R' U2 B' Rw2 F Rw2 Uw' R2 U B2 F L2 Uw2 Fw U2 Fw Uw' B Rw D'
4. 1:29.45 F L2 U F' U2 L2 B' L F2 D2 R2 F2 B2 U' L2 B2 D' B2 L2 F2 Fw2 L' Uw2 D' Fw2 Rw2 R' B2 L' U' F2 L Fw' U2 D' R' D2 Rw' B Rw2 U' Fw Rw' L
5. 1:09.17 R' D2 B' L2 R2 B' L2 D2 R2 U2 R2 B R' D' U B' D2 U L B R2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 R Fw2 R' U' R Fw2 F2 R' F2 Uw2 Fw' D' Rw2 B F L2 D Rw' Fw' B' Rw' Fw U'
6. 1:05.16 D F' R' D' R2 B2 D' R2 F2 D2 L2 F2 U L2 F L' D' U2 B' R' B Uw2 Fw2 L2 D Fw2 B' U Rw2 D2 F2 Uw2 L2 U' Rw' U' R2 Uw2 Fw' Rw' L2 Fw2 U L2 Fw U2
7. (52.92) L2 R2 F' L2 U2 B U2 B2 F U2 R2 F' D' B' L' U' B L2 B L D' Rw2 B D2 Rw2 F' Rw2 Fw2 Uw2 L2 U B2 D R U' D Rw' U2 Uw Rw U R2 F' B' Rw'
8. 1:15.65 U F2 D U L2 F2 U' F2 L2 F2 L2 B D' R B' F2 L D' R U Fw2 Rw2 B D' R2 U' B2 Uw2 D Fw2 U Fw2 F' Rw D2 R' F' Rw Fw2 U Fw' D' L U' Fw' U'
9. 1:12.71 U R2 D' R2 U' F2 R2 B2 R2 D' L R D' U2 L B' F D F D2 Uw2 F Rw2 D2 B' L2 R' Uw2 U2 B D2 L' U2 Uw L' F' U' B' Rw' Fw' U' Rw Uw2 Fw'
10. 1:04.00 F' U R2 D2 F2 U2 B' L2 D2 F L2 B' R2 D2 R D' B U B' D F Rw2 Fw2 F2 Uw2 D F' U' F' Rw2 B' U Rw2 D' Rw' B2 Rw' L F2 D2 Fw' D R2 Uw' Fw D2
11. 1:12.71 L2 U2 R' F' L' B L B2 L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 U' R2 D F2 D' F U Fw2 Uw2 D Rw2 U R' F2 L2 Uw2 D2 Rw2 F2 D Fw D2 L' Fw' B U' Uw Fw D' Rw' D U
12. 1:00.09 U' L' D2 F2 D' R2 U2 B2 U B2 F2 U B R B2 R D U' R D' Fw2 L' D2 Rw2 D2 R Uw2 L Uw2 B' R' Fw2 U L' Uw' R F2 U Rw Uw Rw2 B
13. 1:06.76 F' B' D2 F R' F' D F2 R' F2 D2 L' U2 L B2 U2 L B2 R' D Uw2 Rw2 D' Fw2 U B2 R2 D F' Rw2 D Rw L F2 Rw' R' B Fw' Uw R D' Fw2 D2 B2 R2
14. 1:07.50 L2 R2 U2 R2 B' R2 F' L2 B' D2 L2 D F' L' F' R2 B' R2 D' R' Uw2 Fw2 F' Uw2 F D2 B' D' B Uw2 B' D2 F2 R B' Rw' U2 Uw' F' B' D Rw' Fw2 L2 F'
15. 1:00.40 R' D2 F2 D2 R B2 F2 R F2 R U2 F R2 U2 F' L U' R U B' Uw2 Fw2 F R2 L Uw2 R2 B' Rw2 R' F R' L Uw Fw2 F2 L2 D2 U' Rw Uw Rw2 F' Uw Fw' U
16. (53.32) L2 B2 D' B2 D U2 L2 D L2 R2 B2 R2 L' U' R2 B' L2 F R2 F Rw2 Uw2 R2 B2 D B' Uw2 F D' U' B U2 Rw' Uw2 B' Rw' Uw2 F Uw' Fw2 R Uw2 Rw
17. 1:17.30 L2 F D' B2 R2 D' R2 D L2 U R2 B2 U B2 L' B2 L F R2 F' L Uw2 R' Uw2 Rw2 U R Uw2 L U L F2 Rw2 U' F' Uw2 Fw F2 R2 U Fw' L Rw Uw2 D' Rw2
18. 1:12.94 L D2 R D' B2 U' B2 U' B2 U' B2 R2 B2 R' U2 R2 F' D B' R' Rw2 Uw2 D2 Fw2 B' Uw2 R2 D' Fw2 Uw2 D2 R2 B2 R U2 Rw' Uw2 B2 Fw R Uw2 Rw' Fw' Uw' F2 R
19. 1:01.01 L D2 B2 U2 B F2 D2 U2 F' R2 F R2 D L R' D L2 F2 U B' Rw2 U R2 Fw2 Uw2 F' U' Fw2 Rw2 B2 F Rw' Uw2 Rw' D' F D' Fw' Uw2 Rw' D Rw Fw' F
20. 1:09.66 F' R2 U F2 D' B D2 F B2 D2 R2 D2 L' U2 D2 F2 R' F2 U2 L' Rw2 B Rw2 Fw2 R' B' L' F Uw2 F' L2 B2 Uw B' L2 D2 Fw' Rw D L' B2 Uw B
21. 1:05.43 R D2 L F2 B' U' B2 R' D L2 U2 F2 R L2 D2 B2 U2 B2 L' U2 Uw2 Fw2 U' Rw2 D' R F2 R' U2 L' Fw2 R Uw2 Fw Rw2 D' R Uw2 D2 F Uw Rw L F2 D' Rw'
22. 1:20.88 D' R2 B2 L' D L F R U L2 D2 B2 R2 U2 B2 L2 U L2 D' B2 Fw2 Rw2 L Fw2 R F U2 B L2 B R' D2 F Uw' Rw2 F' Uw L' Rw D Fw2 B' Rw' Uw F'
23. 1:05.66 F R' D2 B2 D2 F L2 D2 B L2 B2 R2 U2 D' R D B' D' F2 R Fw2 Uw2 R' Fw2 B L F' Uw2 R' U2 R2 B Uw' F2 D' B' Uw F' Rw' L2 Fw Uw' B2 Rw' D2
24. 1:04.55 B U' F' U2 L2 F2 L2 R2 U2 B D2 B R' U2 F' U R2 F D2 L Rw2 Fw2 R F' D2 Rw2 F D2 Fw2 B' R Uw2 R2 D B Uw F2 Uw' Fw' Rw' L U Rw2 D B Uw'
25. 57.18 F B2 L' U' B U2 D2 L B2 D R2 L2 U L2 D2 B2 R2 B2 D Fw2 R' U' Rw2 Uw2 F2 L U Fw2 U L Uw2 Fw2 F Uw2 Fw Rw2 Fw' F' Uw Rw' Uw Fw' L' U2
26. 1:06.56 B2 R2 F2 D R2 U2 L2 U' F2 D B2 F D' B' L' D' B' U' R' B2 U' Fw2 Rw2 D Fw2 U' L' D Rw2 F2 L' R Uw2 D' Fw U F D Fw' Uw' Rw' R' F' D' Fw2 U'
27. 1:01.61 U R2 D' R2 F2 L2 D2 L2 D' B2 U B2 F' D2 U' L D' F2 R' D' U' Rw2 Uw2 B2 R' Fw2 B2 Uw2 B' L' F R L B' Uw' R U' B2 Uw' R2 Fw' R2 F2 Uw' F L' Fw
28. (DNF(1:00.16)) B R' F2 L' F2 U2 R' F2 L F2 U2 F U' R B2 F L F Fw2 Rw2 U Rw2 U' F' Rw2 D2 F2 U2 R2 Uw2 L2 R' B D' U' Uw Fw F2 Rw Uw2 Rw2 U' R2
29. 1:03.01 U F' L U B' U L2 B U F2 D2 F2 U R2 D' R2 D' R2 U L Fw2 Uw2 B2 L2 D' Fw2 B U D2 Rw2 R2 F U L B Rw' F' Rw' Fw U2 Rw' Uw' D2 L2 U
30. 1:05.16 L' U' B U' F' U' F' R' B2 L2 F2 B2 U D2 F2 U' F2 U R2 F2 L Uw2 R Fw2 B R F Uw2 L' U2 L2 R2 Uw F' B' L2 Uw' F2 Rw2 Fw R' U' Fw
31. 1:11.41 F2 B L F U2 D' R L2 U B2 R2 U2 R2 D2 R2 B2 U2 F' U2 L2 Uw2 L B Uw2 B2 Rw2 D2 Fw2 R B' D2 R' Uw' R U2 R B' Rw' F Uw' L2 Fw2 Uw2 F L'
32. 1:02.68 U2 D2 F' R' L U R U' F2 U2 F B2 D2 R2 F U2 D2 R2 B2 D Uw2 Fw2 F U2 F Rw2 L2 Fw2 B' U2 B2 Rw D2 R U' B' Rw' R2 Uw R Uw2 Fw D Rw
33. (48.13) B' U2 F' R2 U2 B' U2 F L2 R2 F R F2 L' D B U' L' F D' B2 Fw2 Rw2 Uw2 D2 F' L D2 Fw2 L Uw2 L' B2 Uw' F Rw2 B2 Uw B' D2 Fw' L2 Fw' R' Uw' Fw2
34. 1:07.56 F2 U' R' F2 D2 B2 L2 D F2 D' L2 B2 D F' L' F U2 R D Uw2 R Fw2 R2 U Fw2 B2 F2 Rw2 L' U R2 D' F' D2 Rw2 Fw' U2 F Rw' Uw L' Uw' U Rw' D
35. 1:13.02 F D2 F' L2 B2 R2 D2 L D U F L2 D' B' D2 F' Uw2 Rw2 R' B2 Rw2 Uw2 U B2 L' D2 L' D' Fw' Rw2 R2 F L2 B' U2 Uw' Fw R2 U Rw2 U'
36. (1:46.94) U F2 D2 B2 R U2 B2 L2 D2 F2 L F2 R D L' F D2 U' B2 L F' Rw2 F D' Fw2 Uw2 D B' D U' Rw2 Uw2 B Rw' R F2 R' F' U2 Uw Rw2 F Uw' F' D' B
37. 58.89 B2 U R2 B2 D2 R2 U' L2 F2 R2 B R U' F D2 U' B2 D L' F2 Rw2 U Fw2 D2 B2 R' D' Fw2 Uw2 D Rw2 D' R' F' Rw2 Fw F R D' L' Rw' U' F' Uw D F'
38. 1:04.07 B2 L2 R2 B' R2 F D2 F2 D2 U B' L B' D2 U' F' U2 F' Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 R2 B D Rw2 B2 D Rw2 U L2 Rw' F2 B2 U D' Fw Rw2 Fw F' L Fw U
39. 1:11.75 U' B2 F2 D R2 D L2 B2 D2 U L2 R U2 B' D' R' F D B2 R2 Fw2 U B2 L U R Fw2 L' D' F2 Rw2 L2 Fw' Rw2 U' Fw' L Fw' U Rw Fw U F' Uw Rw
40. 1:03.39 D2 R2 D2 L2 B R2 B2 R2 B U2 F2 L' F U' B2 L2 R' U' F' L' F2 Rw2 F2 U2 B' Rw2 R2 D F' U' Rw2 F' U' L2 Rw' U' B2 Uw2 L' D' Uw Rw L Uw' D Rw2 D2
41. 1:02.03 U' B' U2 F2 R' U L2 F R' F2 L2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 U' L2 D B2 Fw2 Uw2 U' Rw2 D B' Rw2 F' D' R2 B D F' Rw' U Rw' F2 Rw' F Uw Fw2 D2 Fw R D
42. 57.43 B L F' D R U L F2 D2 B2 R2 D' L2 D2 L2 F2 U R2 F2 Uw2 R B' Rw2 Fw2 L2 R Fw2 F2 Rw2 Uw2 B' Uw' L2 F2 R' U2 Rw2 Uw' L' Fw' Rw B R' Uw' F2
43. 1:23.59 R' B D2 F' D2 R2 B2 D2 F R2 F' U2 R2 L' B U B' U2 F U Uw2 R' Fw2 F2 Rw2 F' D2 B' R2 D2 F L' Uw' L D' Fw2 D F2 Rw D2 Fw Uw R' F' Rw B'
44. 1:05.72 F U L2 F' D' R2 U2 L U2 B L2 U2 D2 F' U2 F2 D2 F' L2 F' Uw2 Fw2 R B2 U' L' Fw2 R B2 U2 L' R2 B' Uw2 U2 Fw R' B2 Uw' Rw' R2 Fw2 Uw L2 U'
45. 59.50 F U' R F2 R2 L' B' R2 L2 D R2 F2 D' R2 L2 U F2 L F' Uw2 L2 Fw2 F' Uw2 D2 Rw2 U L2 B2 D' B2 L' D' Fw2 Rw' D' Fw Rw2 Fw Rw' D Fw' U2 L'
46. 1:10.52 D B2 U' L' U D B' L' U2 R2 B2 U2 F2 R' U2 B2 R' B2 L F Fw2 D' Rw2 U' B R2 U R2 Fw2 B U' F Rw' Uw2 R' B U' Fw' Rw' L' R2 Uw L2 Fw' D2
47. 53.37 B U' B U2 D2 R' B' R' B D F2 R2 B2 R2 D2 B2 Rw2 Fw2 F R' B' Uw2 Fw2 Rw2 R2 U2 R2 F' Uw B' R' U2 R' F2 Rw' Uw Fw' R' Uw2 Rw Uw'
48. (1:54.48) F' L B L2 F2 U2 L2 D R' F' R2 F2 R2 F D2 B' L2 F' U2 R2 Rw2 Uw2 U Fw2 B2 U' Rw2 L U' R' D' U' L Fw' R U' R' L2 U Rw' Uw D2 Rw Fw' B'
49. 1:08.60 F' L' U' D' B L' D B U R2 B2 R U2 D2 R U2 R U2 Uw2 L' Uw2 F' D2 F2 R2 Fw2 U2 Rw2 L' B2 Uw B D' L B Uw2 Fw Rw' Uw2 F2 U2 Fw B
50. 1:09.22 L2 D' F2 U L2 U' L2 D2 R2 D U2 R B U R D' L D' B L2 Fw2 Uw2 F Rw2 B D' F' Rw2 D' B' D' R2 F Rw' F' Rw2 D' Rw Fw2 R Fw Rw' R2 L' Uw2

 

[Running for cube]

Got my second sub minute 4x4 ao5 in weekly comp, and tied my pb single overall of 47 but beat my weekly comp single by 7 seconds.

 

[Running for cube]

Girl in my class: Is your mom going to let you have be real?
Other girl: No! I don’t know why I have every social media platform except for facebook and be real.
Me in my head: Speedsolving

 

[Running for cube]

New pb ao5 for 4x4! This is my third sub minute average!
(great for 2 days before the cubing comp.)

Generated By csTimer on 2023-01-13
avg of 5: 58.26

Spoiler: pb average.

Time List:
1. (55.13) F D2 F U2 L2 R2 F U2 F R2 L' B2 U' B' D R' U R B2 F2 Fw2 R2 Uw2 U Rw2 F' D2 Fw2 R2 D' Fw2 F2 Rw' L D' R' B2 Rw' R Uw Fw Rw Fw F2 B'
2. 58.01 F2 R D2 F' R2 B2 L B' D2 R2 D L2 F2 B2 U F2 D' L2 U B Uw2 F' R Uw2 L F' R2 Fw2 L2 Fw2 B2 Uw' B F2 U Fw2 L2 R Rw D' U2 Rw' Fw U2 Rw2
3. (DNF(1:14.94)) D B2 U' R2 F2 D2 F2 D R2 D2 F2 L' B2 R' U2 B F' R' B D2 Rw2 Fw2 U2 R' B R' Fw2 B' Uw2 L2 F' Uw B2 L Uw' F' Uw' Rw Fw' R2 Uw2 Rw' L
4. 58.99 U' L2 U' L2 U B2 D2 U' R2 U' B' R2 U2 L' U2 R' D R' U2 Rw2 B Uw2 F Uw2 D' L2 Uw2 F' D Fw2 U Rw U' Rw F2 U R' D Uw B Rw' Uw2 Rw Uw2
5. 57.78 L' U' R F2 B L2 U' F2 B' D B2 R2 U' L2 U F2 B2 L2 U' R2 B2 Fw2 Rw2 D' Rw2 F Uw2 F' B2 D R2 Uw2 D' F' Rw F R' F2 B Uw Rw' U2 L2 Uw Rw L2 B2

 

[Running for cube]

For 4x4, (two different forms of four right there) I have been practicing doing slow and fast solves to solve my cross edges in the m layer instead of the e. It was really hard at first but now I’m getting better at it. Also I did a three by three ao100 and got sub 17 so that’s cool. Wish me luck (good luck only pls) for my comp in two days! I’ll be vlogging it but not sure if I will post it on the internet.

 

[NmeCuber]

For 4x4, (two different forms of four right there) I have been practicing doing slow and fast solves to solve my cross edges in the m layer instead of the e. It was really hard at first but now I’m getting better at it. Also I did a three by three ao100 and got sub 17 so that’s cool. Wish me luck (good luck only pls) for my comp in two days! I’ll be vlogging it but not sure if I will post it on the internet.

Can I wish you potluck?

 

[Running for cube]

Sure lol. I don’t mind a good potluck now and then.

 

[Running for cube]

Pb 3x3 ao5! I added the magnet rs3m kit I got from speedcubeshop along with a gan mirror cube. It made it better. Anyway great solves a day before the comp.

Spoiler: 13.45 ao5 pb.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-01-14
avg of 5: 13.45

Time List:
1. (18.65) R2 F R2 U2 B' F' U2 B' R2 B' R2 L B2 R' D B R2 F L' U'
2. 12.41+ D' B2 D F2 D F2 L2 D R2 F2 L' B2 F2 D' R D U2 B' U'
3. 13.75 U2 L' D' F' B2 L' U' R2 F U2 F2 L2 F' U2 B' R2 B2 D2 R2 D' R'
4. (12.32) L U D2 L2 F L2 B L2 D2 U2 F' D2 L F D L D' L R' U
5. 14.20 R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 D B2 D' B2 R2 B2 U' F' L D2 B R D R' F' L'

EDIT: Just got pb ao 12 too

Generated By csTimer on 2023-01-14
avg of 12: 14.72

Spoiler: Pb ao12: 14.72

Time List:
1. 16.34 U2 R F2 L2 B R F2 L' F2 U F2 U' B2 L2 D R2 D2 L2 U L
2. (18.65) R2 F R2 U2 B' F' U2 B' R2 B' R2 L B2 R' D B R2 F L' U'
3. 12.41+ D' B2 D F2 D F2 L2 D R2 F2 L' B2 F2 D' R D U2 B' U'
4. 13.75 U2 L' D' F' B2 L' U' R2 F U2 F2 L2 F' U2 B' R2 B2 D2 R2 D' R'
5. (12.32) L U D2 L2 F L2 B L2 D2 U2 F' D2 L F D L D' L R' U
6. 14.20 R2 F2 R2 D2 F2 D B2 D' B2 R2 B2 U' F' L D2 B R D R' F' L'
7. 17.36 L D R2 B' U2 F' B' R D R2 U2 F R2 B' U2 B2 R2 U2 F' D2 B
8. 14.66 U' R' B2 D' F2 D' B2 R2 D' F2 D' L2 R' F U2 F2 U R' D' L
9. 12.58 D R L D R' D F L2 U2 R' U2 R' F2 U2 B2 R B2 D2 B R'
10. 15.59 R D2 F' D2 F' D2 B2 F' U2 L2 F2 U' F L B' F D' U B2 L2
11. 14.38 F' L B2 D2 R2 B2 D2 L' D2 F2 R2 U2 R' D L U2 L2 U' L F' R
12. 15.88 U' B2 F2 R2 U2 F2 U L2 B2 D' R2 F' R U R2 B2 F L B' F2

 

[Running for cube]

Of to the hotel for the comp!

 

[Running for cube]

Pb average: 57 in 4x4 In comp!

 

[Running for cube]

Guys are Hassan and zayn brothers because they have the same last name and are both here. Also I made second round. 3x3

 

[Arcanist]

Guys are Hassan and zayn brothers because they have the same last name and are both here. Also I made second round. 3x3

good luck!

 

[NmeCuber]

Guys are Hassan and zayn brothers because they have the same last name and are both here. Also I made second round. 3x3

I think so

 

[Running for cube]

Guys I made semi finals but did it and got a 16 average with a DNF not making finals but happy with that.

 

[Running for cube]

Comp rundown: When I walked in I thought it wouldn’t look just like it does in vlogs, but it did. I didn’t really think I would be able to make friends, but I defiantly did. I was in second group 4x4, the first event, and got a 1:01, then a sub 50 (49) to my surprise, and then a 1:00, a 51, and a 1:03. I got a pb 4x4 of 57, and placed 31st out of 79. Then I got a 15 3x3 average and got 42nd, getting hope to not only go to second round but to semi finals, and I did. In second round I was nervous but beat my pr with a lower 15 average. I knew I wouldn’t make finals but got a 16 average anyway, but it’s ok because I didn’t even expect to make it that far. There were a lot of famous people, including Zayn and Hassan Kahanai, also derpy cuber, and Nicolas Nianag who was a previous wr mega holder. Now let’s talk about megaminx I guess. I didn’t even practice for this comp, and didn’t even expect to get sub cuttoff. And I didn’t. On my first solve I got a 2:14, matching my pb. Then the second solve was going great, and if I didn’t keep looking at the time I would have gotten sub cutoff, getting an overall pb of 2:00.31 . But whatever. It was a great comp and I would definitely go to another one, but maybe one that’s closer, because we had to leave during 3x3 finals, which was interesting because it was head to head. Yeah, that was my experience.

 

[Running for cube]

Here’s a pic of the 2x2 I got signed. Also I got to judge derpy cuber and Zayn.

 

[Running for cube]

Any tips for learning 4ll on megaminx? This is the first time in a while (not counting coll that I only learned half of) that I took on a big algset since full oll in the summer. But that had a trainer. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: I think I might try to learn pll first, and just do basic oll first.