The blindfold race!

Week 2012-26

3x3:
2:57.74
Accuracy: 11/20
3:55.15, DNF, 2:47.52, DNF, 2:54.55, DNF, 3:23.93, 3:39.46, 3:45.03, 4:18.06, DNF, 3:20.06, DNF, DNF, DNF, 2:51.81, 2:54.77, DNF, 3:53.83, DNF

I'm getting more sub-3 solves, yay!


MBld
0/2 [11:53.82]

1. [2C, 3E]
2. [2E]

I got a successful 4BLD yesterday, but I can't seem to get 2/2 MBld.
 
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2x2x2 BLD: 19.29
Accuracy: 20/20
Best single: 16.92
20.09, 30.97, 16.92, 28.18, 26.79, 24.26, 20.49, 25.62, 27.81, 22.41, 18.30, 24.80, 21.25, 22.02, 23.07, 24.31, 24.47, 30.57, 22.19, 20.65
Comment: Nice to get them all. This seemed like a particularly easy set of scrambles; my times actually weren't that good, considering the scrambles.

3x3x3 BLD: 1:07.65
Accuracy: 16/20
Best single: 1:02.79
1:10.56, 1:33.85, DNF [1:36.08, 2C 3E], 1:32.79, DNF [1:19.43, 2E], 1:26.36, 1:31.07, 1:22.40, DNF [2:00.78, 3C], 1:50.82, 1:08.91, 1:34.06, 1:34.29, 1:25.81, 1:42.72, 1:08.33, 1:02.79, 1:30.27, DNF [1:48.80, 2E], 1:07.68
Comment: Consistently mediocre, but fortunately I had 5 good solves, so this is a good result for me.

5x5x5 BLD: DNF
DNF [12:15.79, 6:14, 3E]
Comment: The first scramble was really nice with reorient, but I executed DM after recalling DE - I memorized correctly and recalled correctly, but then shot to the wrong target.

3x3x3 multiBLD: 9/14 = 4, 59:42.51 [41:50]
Comment: I'm trying to get in some practice for US Nationals. Fourth cube was off by 3 corners (recalled 2 images out of order), fifth cube was off by 5 edges (memorized R instead of Q and X instead of V), seventh cube was off by 3 edges (memorized L instead of J), tenth cube was off by 2 edges (didn't see flipped edge), and thirteenth cube was off by 5 corners (memorized C instead of D). So almost all the mistakes were due to memorizing the wrong letter; I guess it's pretty obvious what I need to work on. Even though I cut it pretty close here, I was pretty happy to get through all 14 successfully in under an hour; I've had one 14/14 before, but it was a long time ago and it included some lucky scrambles. It was also nice that there were no actual execution mistakes.

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, m: middle, o: outer, O: obliques
 
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BLD2 17.16, acc: 20/20

17.02, 21.78, 21.81, 23.67, 16.69, 23.70, 22.85, 17.94, 23.62, 26.82, 17.38, 28.52, 24.02, 26.94, 23.15, 41.98, 29.84, 16.77, 42.56, 18.52


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BLD3 56.70, acc: 14/20

1:22.13, 1:03.80, DNF, 2:22.33, DNF, 1:18.56, 2:18.78, 1:08.95, 1:05.96, 57.88, 53.56, DNF, DNF, 1:00.04, 1:07.52, 2:02.93, 48.20, DNF, DNF, 1:35.99

Finally sub-1!

11 - PB! (Though the scramble is pretty lucky)
17 - PB again! (And again, scramble is lucky)

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BLD4 DNF, acc: 1/3

5:22.82, DNF, DNF

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BLD5 14:36, acc: 1/4

DNF, DNF, 14:36, DNF

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Multi-BLD 6/6 = 6, 18:53

Memorization: 11:07.

For some reason I came to be far away from home, and only with few cubes.
 
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Results for week 2012-26:

2x2x2
  1. 17.16 DrKorbin
  2. 19.29 Mike Hughey

3x3x3
  1. 37.88 Maskow
  2. 54.18 rubiksarlen
  3. 56.70 DrKorbin
  4. 1:07.65 Mike Hughey
  5. 1:29.20 MatsBergsten
  6. 2:08.07 Riley
  7. 2:57.74 Mikel
  8. 3:26.55 mDiPalma

4x4x4
  1. 7:24.04 MatsBergsten
  2. 20:00 Cubenovice
  3. DNF DrKorbin (1/3)

5x5x5
  1. 14:36 DrKorbin
  2. DNF Mike Hughey (0/1)
  3. DNF MatsBergsten (0/4)

3x3x3 multiBLD
  1. 21/25 = 17, 53:29.05 Maskow
  2. 6/ 6 = 6, 18:53 DrKorbin
  3. 5/ 5 = 5, 30:32.91 Riley
  4. 9/14 = 4, 59:42.51 Mike Hughey
  5. 0/ 2 = DNF, 11:53.82 Mikel
 
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Week 2012-27:

  • 2x2x2BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 3x3x3BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 4x4x4BLD 8 solves: mean of two best. (at least 2)
  • 5x5x5BLD 4 solves: best solve. (well, one then)
  • 8x8x8BLD 1 solve: best solve.
  • 3x3x3 multiBLD 1 attempt: best attempt.

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Monday night, July 9, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-27:


2x2x2:
  1. F' U2 F' R2 U R' F U'
  2. R U2 F R2 U' F' U R' U'
  3. F2 R F' U F2 U F' R U
  4. R' F U2 R F2 U' R F R2
  5. F' R F R2 U' R U F' U2
  6. U' R U2 R' F R' F R2 U2
  7. R' U' F' R2 F' R U2 R U2
  8. F U' F' U F' U' R U' R'
  9. F R U2 R U' R F2 U2 R
  10. F2 R' F2 R F' U2 R' F2 R2 U'
  11. F2 R' F2 R U' F2 U' R2 U
  12. F' U R2 U' F' U2 F U2 F2 U'
  13. R2 U' R F' U2 F' U' F U'
  14. U' R2 U' R2 U F2 U R' U' R'
  15. U' F' R' U2 R' F2 R' F U2
  16. R' F U2 F R' U' F2 U2 R'
  17. F2 R2 U' R F' U2 F' U2 R U2
  18. F R U2 F2 R' U2 R F U'
  19. F' R' F R2 U2 F' R F' U2
  20. F' R2 F R' U' F U R'

3x3x3:
  1. U' B2 U F2 U' B2 D2 U' L2 U' F2 L' D2 R2 B U' B2 U2 B L2 B'
  2. D' L2 F2 U L2 B2 D2 U B2 U2 B L2 D' F L U L' B D2 R' B2
  3. D L2 B2 U2 B2 R2 D' L2 R2 D F2 L' B2 L2 F D R2 U2 L R2 U'
  4. R2 L' B2 R L F' L' U B2 R' F2 U2 F L2 U2 B' D2 L2 B2 R2 L2
  5. L B2 R' B2 R' B2 R2 B2 U2 L2 B2 F' R' U B U F' D' U' L U2
  6. L2 D R2 L' D' B' R' D F' R' F' R2 F2 D2 L2 U2 L2 B U2 B U2
  7. U' D R L D F L' F' U' L2 F2 D2 B' R2 F' U2 F2 L2 D2 B
  8. B2 L2 U F2 R2 B2 U' R2 F2 U' R F' L' F L F L U F' D'
  9. R L2 D' L B U F U' F' L' F2 R U2 B2 D2 R F2 R D2
  10. L2 B2 L U2 L F2 U2 R F2 R2 D2 U B' U' L' D B2 R' F2 R2
  11. L2 D R2 F2 U L2 F2 L2 R2 D L U2 R' D' R B R2 F2 D' L
  12. D2 R2 F2 L U2 L B2 U2 R2 D' F L D2 B L' D B2 U B' F'
  13. L' F2 D L U' F D R' F B R2 U2 R2 U R2 L2 U' F2 L2 U' L2
  14. L' U L' U2 F' D' R D2 R' U' B2 D2 R2 F2 D' B2 U B2 D2 F2
  15. F D2 R L' D B' R U' D2 F' R D2 F2 D2 B U2 B D2 L2 F L2
  16. L U' D R F2 U2 D F' U2 B2 U L2 U' B2 R2 U R2 B2 U2
  17. L2 D2 B' U2 B' D2 B' D2 B2 R2 F R F2 U R2 B D U' B R2 U
  18. R2 L B U2 L' F2 B' U' D' L F' D2 L2 F' D2 R2 B2 D2 R2 B R2
  19. B' L D R' L' F U' L D' F' U2 F2 L2 F2 B' L2 F2 D2 L2 D2
  20. U2 B2 U2 F B2 R' B' U F' R F2 U2 B2 D2 L2 B2 R' B2 U2 F2

4x4x4:
  1. B Fw2 F2 L2 Fw' L2 Uw2 U2 Fw' R D2 U2 R U Rw F U L Fw L2 B2 L' Rw' R2 U B2 U' F L2 Uw R' F' Uw U2 Fw' L B' Uw Rw2 F
  2. U R B' Fw F2 L2 Fw L2 Uw2 Rw U2 F' D2 Rw F Uw Rw2 Uw2 U' Fw' Rw F Uw2 U2 L' R F2 D2 R2 Fw F' Rw2 B U' R D Uw' F2 L' Uw2
  3. Fw' D' Uw2 Rw R F L R2 D' Uw' U2 L R Uw2 U2 B2 Fw2 L2 R B' Fw' F2 L Uw R' B Rw' R2 F' R2 Uw2 Rw' R' U L R D F2 L D'
  4. Fw' F2 L2 Rw' U2 Rw2 Uw U L2 Rw2 R Fw2 F' L Fw' F' L D Rw D U2 L D2 L Rw2 Uw2 B2 Rw2 D' R2 D' Fw L2 R Uw' F2 R D L' Rw'
  5. R' B' L' R' Fw F L B2 Fw' U' F' L' B' F U' B2 L2 F2 D2 F' R2 D Uw2 U2 L2 D2 Uw U2 Fw Rw' U Rw' B2 Rw' B R Uw2 Fw' F2 Rw'
  6. Uw' Rw2 Uw2 B' D2 R2 Uw' L Rw2 R' Fw' L Rw' Fw' Rw Uw B2 D' L U' Rw U' B D2 L Rw' Fw' U F L D' R2 B2 R2 B' Fw2 R D' L2 Rw'
  7. R D R2 B2 L2 Fw' F2 U' L' Rw' D2 U' L' D L Uw' R B2 L2 Rw D B2 R' D U L2 B2 F' Uw' B D' R2 B' F D' Rw F D2 F' Uw'
  8. R2 D' L2 U' R F2 L2 U2 B2 L' Rw' Fw Uw L Fw L2 F2 R2 B D Rw' Fw' Rw2 Uw' B' L' Rw2 Fw Rw' Uw U L2 Fw' F2 U2 B2 Uw' B' Fw L2

5x5x5:
  1. B' Fw D2 Dw Uw2 L' B' U2 Rw U2 L2 Rw' R' Bw Lw2 Rw' D' Bw2 U R' Uw2 Fw2 Dw' Fw' Dw2 Uw B' Rw' B2 Fw' L2 U Lw2 U R B2 Rw2 R' Dw B F' U' Lw F' D Rw2 D2 Uw Rw' Dw2 Lw' Rw Dw Bw Lw R2 Fw' D R B'
  2. R' F U2 B' F D U2 R2 Dw' U2 Lw' F2 L2 Lw' D2 R' Fw Dw U L Lw Rw R B2 Fw2 Dw2 Rw Fw Lw2 Dw U' L2 R U' Lw Dw L2 Lw U2 Lw2 R' D2 Dw2 U2 Rw2 B' Rw' R' B' Bw' Fw F Lw2 Uw' Rw B2 Bw2 F U2 L2
  3. Bw Dw2 Rw' B2 Bw2 Fw2 Uw' L' Rw Bw' F L2 D' F' D2 Dw2 U L Uw2 Rw' B' Fw2 L2 B2 Bw L2 B' Lw F' Lw' Uw Bw2 F D' Uw U Bw' U2 Bw' D Dw' Uw' U' Lw D Fw2 D2 Dw Uw2 U2 Fw2 D' Rw' B Fw Dw2 F' Uw' B' R2
  4. R D L2 R' B2 R2 F2 Uw' Rw' F' R Uw2 U2 L Rw' Dw' Bw Fw' Uw2 F' L R2 Uw2 F' D2 U2 Fw2 Uw2 B' Fw' Lw' Uw' L2 D2 U2 B' F' D Lw' Dw2 F2 R D Dw Uw2 Bw2 Fw Dw Bw Rw Bw2 F2 R' F L2 Rw' Bw' Fw L' Rw'

8x8x8:
  1. 4u' U2 u b 3f B' U' b R 4f 3b D2 3l2 b B' 4r' l2 u2 3f' 4r' 3r' l2 4u 3r r' 3l 3b f2 b F' D 3f' 3b2 f2 4r2 u b 4f 3b' 4r2 R' 3d' R 4u 4f' 3u2 R' r' l u2 f2 4u 4r' l2 b' 4f' 3d' 3u d2 r' B' l2 U2 R D' F B' r' 3b' 3d2 B2 l 3l 4r2 3b l2 U2 d' B u2 4f' R' d' B' L 3u2 U F2 3f U' f2 D' 4r2 3l2 3b' 3d 3r 3b b2 f2 4r r 3f' 3b2 f2 3r2 3d 3l' r2 f 4r2 3b2 3u' D u2 4u 4r' 3l2 3u 3b

3x3x3 multiBLD:
  1. L2 U' B2 R2 F2 U2 R2 U' L2 B2 F2 L' F L2 F' R2 D F' D2 B R'
  2. U F2 U2 B2 R2 U2 F2 D' R2 D' R' B D2 R D U2 L D' B' R' U
  3. R2 U B' L' D B' R' D2 R B2 L2 F2 U B2 U L2 D R2 U' D2
  4. D2 F' U2 F2 D2 L2 B F' L2 D2 F' D R2 F' L2 B L' D' B2 D R'
  5. B2 L' R2 B2 U2 L' B2 R' D2 U2 F U2 B U2 F' D' F R U' R2
  6. R2 B2 R2 F2 D2 F' D2 U2 R2 F D' L' U' B' L2 U' L D2 L D' R
  7. F' D2 F' D2 L2 U2 F L2 F' U2 F L' F L B' R U' B' D U
  8. R2 D' L2 R2 B2 U' F2 U' B2 L' F' U R F' L' D' R2 U2 L
  9. U R' D' R F U2 F' D2 F2 R D2 F2 D' F2 L2 F2 D' B2 U B2
  10. U L2 U L2 F2 D' B2 F2 U' B2 D2 F R' D' U2 B F2 U' R' F' R
  11. B2 D B2 F2 U B2 L2 F2 L2 D' L B R' F' L R2 D' F R' U'
  12. U F2 R2 U' B2 F2 U B2 D2 U' B2 F L2 B2 L B' R F D' L' F'
  13. F2 L' U2 B2 F2 L' U2 F2 R' F2 U2 B L2 F' R2 U L' F R2 D'
  14. B2 F2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U R2 U' B2 D R' U R' D' L2 F U B' F2
  15. F2 D2 L2 B F2 L2 B R2 D2 F' L' U B' F' D2 R' U2 B2 D' F
  16. U2 B2 F' R2 F' L2 F' D2 F U2 F' D' R D' R' U' B' L2 U L2 R'
  17. B' L2 F R2 U2 B U2 B' U2 B2 L2 U' B' L D' U R' D' B2 D U
  18. L2 B2 L2 R2 U L2 U' L2 D' L2 D2 F' U2 L' D U' R2 B' D2 R2 F2
  19. L B U L2 B2 R2 U' F' R U2 R2 U R2 D' L2 B2 U2 L2 D' B2
  20. F L' D2 B2 R D B' R2 U R2 D2 L2 F2 L2 B' U2 R2 U2 B L2
  21. B' U2 R2 D2 R2 F' U2 B2 R2 D2 B U' F R2 B2 L F R B F2 U
  22. B2 L2 D2 F2 L2 U B2 F2 U2 L2 D F' R D' R U' B2 L2 R D' F
  23. U D' F R L2 F' B2 R B2 L' D F2 U' F2 D2 L2 D F2 R2 B2 D
  24. B2 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 D2 U2 R2 D B2 F' R' B' U' L U2 L U2 L2 F2
  25. U F2 R2 B2 R2 D' B2 R2 D2 L2 B2 F' R B2 R2 U B U2 L B' D2
  26. L2 U' B2 D U2 L2 U' F2 L2 B2 U2 F' U' B D U L' U2 B' D' L
  27. D R2 U F2 R2 D' L2 B2 L2 R2 U2 B L2 U' R B L B' F R' U2
  28. F' L2 B2 D2 B L2 B D2 B L2 F' U L2 D2 F' L' B2 L F2 U' F2
  29. F' L2 U2 B' R2 F2 L2 D2 L2 F' U2 R B2 D' F' D2 L' U' L2 F' R2
  30. R L2 D' R L' U' R D' B' R2 U2 L' U2 F2 R2 D2 R2 U2 R D2
 
Sorry Mike I'm late :), done several days ago but not posted for week 26

3x3 bld = 1:29.20 (only 7/20, so bad)

4x4 bld = 7:24.04 (3/5)
7:22.79, 7:25.29, 7:14.46 (DNF), 9:08.36 (DNF), 7:30.50

5x5 bld = DNF (0/4 all dnf:s but very close)
12:46.96, 18:10.29, 14:13.07, 12:43.60
first reorientation wrong way, second 2X, fourth 3E, arrgh
 
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Week 27

3x3:
Mean of best 5: 1:21.38!!! (1:25.06, 1:21.47, 1:14.71, 1:26.05, 1:19.59)
Accuracy: 10/20
Times: DNF(1:20.55), DNF(1:35.48), DNF(1:23.63), DNF(1:42.47), 1:49.59, DNF(1:56.47), 1:25.06, 2:07.10, 1:28.23, 1:21.47, 2:24.17, 1:14.71, DNF(1:48.73), 1:26.05, DNF(2:02.50), DNF(1:15.26), 2:11.51, 1:19.59, DNF(1:10.95), DNF(1:24.04)

MBLD:
7/7 in 41:06.01
Comments: First time trying 7 cubes. I've never even tried 6 before. Memo was really secure. Looks like I still have room for more cubes.
 
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2x2
36.66, 21.55, DNF(35.41), 36.56, 20.63, DNF(39.15), 40.25, 23.58, 17.33, DNF(29.43), 35.47, 34.03, 30.24, 44.52, 24.47, DNF(19.40), 31.45, 22.99, DNF(28.09), DNF(32.53)
Mean of best 5: 21.55, 20.63, 23.58, 17.33, 22.99 = 21.22
 
BLD2 18.96, acc: 14/20

DNF, DNF, DNF, 27.27, 25.72, DNF, 25.47, 14.26, 16.68, DNF, 21.86, 24.74, 30.24, 22.44, 20.03, 30.79, DNF, 21.96, 24.73, 22.44

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BLD3 59.14, acc: 14/20

DNF, 1:24.13, 1:40.06, 56.63, DNF, 1:26.05, 1:58.76, 1:05.24, 58.50, 1:23.54, DNF, DNF, 1:34.47, DNF, 1:23.70, 1:07.25, 1:20.23, 48.10, DNF, 1:27.78

Stability is amazing :fp

18 - PB!

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BLD4 5:12.88, acc: 4/8

5:55.54, 6:40.87, DNF, DNF, 5:10.35, DNF, 5:15.40, DNF

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BLD5 16:10, acc: 1/4

DNF, DNF, 16:10, DNF

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Multi-BLD 5/7 = 3, 23:42

Memorization: 13:47.

Two 2-cycles in the 3rd cube (exec error), two twisted edges in the 5th cube (exec error).
 
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Week 27

3BLD: 2:48.23
Accuracy: 15/20 (Very good! I had a streak of 9 in a row!)
3:55.63, DNF, DNF, 2:53.84, 3:15.58, 3:16.58, 2:50.53, 3:13.15, 3:03.81, 2:51.21, 3:38.40, 2:55.78, DNF, 4:03.02, DNF, 3:10.47, 3:42.94, DNF, 2:29.80, 3:11.65

The 2:29.80 is my personal best!

MBld:
1/2 in 11:31.83 = 0 points
(2. [4E])
 
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First a little note: I used my printed Letter-Pair-List for memorizing each of the cubes. At the moment I only know ~40% of the pictures and I also looked at some of them, cause I'm too lazy to think.

2BLD: 31.82
44.09, 51.62, 55.44, 53.47, 49.08, 43.55, 36.08, 48.22, 29.38, 59.25, 38.06, 31.43, 32.98, 46.30, 51.51, 40.85, 43.19, 48.10, 45.74, 29.21
All solved. And all sub 1.

3BLD: 2:00.28
DNF, 2:20.03, DNF, DNF, 2:34.97, 2:56.71, 2:10.88, DNF, 2:02.12, DNF, 2:32.28, 2:03.97, 2:37.64, 2:59.49, 2:44.65, 2:09.74, 2:32.25, 1:45.90, 1:59.69, 2:20.59
1-10: I'm improving a lot these days! :D But only 5/10 solved ones.
11-20: Yeay, all 10 solved. I guess I was too tiered yesterday evening. Last 5 solves are avg PB.

4BLD: 9:05.91
12:42.25, 9:48.42, DNF, DNF, 8:23.41, 3xDNS
I'm still able to solve one of these. But the time :fp

5BLD: 18:48.61
DNF, 18:48.61, 2xDNS
Memo was around 11:30.

Multi: 5/9 = 1 Point in ~35-40 Min
I had to guess the time, because Firefox crashed during solving. Memo was 19:20, I guess solving was faster. 2 cubes off by 2 twisted corners, 1 off by 4 edges and 1 off by 2 flipped edges.
 
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3x3x3 BLD: 55.56
1:00.53, 1:23.50, DNF, DNF, 2:00.94, 1:04.52, 1:02.07, 1:02.11, DNF, 51.80, 51.58, 1:02.86, DNF, 1:17.27, DNF, 1:11.61, 58.54, DNF, DNF, 55.36
I don't know how to memorise fast :(

2x2x2 BLD: 14.50
32.07, 13.36, 19.97, 18.44, 27.60, DNF(18.87), 16.62, 16.24, 10.47, 18.43, 23.81, 15.79, 22.44, 19.30, DNF(13.34), 17.49, 17.61, 18.94, 17.07, 17.56
 
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2x2 BLD: 8.34, 10.66, 12.50, 12.67, 13.78 = 11.59
Accuracy: 18/20
Times: 19.25, 15.45, 20.36, 21.42, DNF, 12.67, 10.66, 27.12, 8.34, DNF, 15.66, 14.97, 18.19, 19.43, 14.70, 16.31, 17.07, 12.50, 19.20, 13.78

3x3 BLD: 36.55, 38.09, 41.00, 42.80, 43.41 = 40.37
Accuracy: 10/20
Times: 45.20, 43.41, 45.68, 48.59, 42.80, DNF, 36.55, 38.09, DNF, 41.00, 58.90, DNF, DNF, DNF, 58.30, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF
Comment: After the halfway mark I started having great difficulty remembering the images.
 
3BLD: 4:38.94
Accuracy: 6/20
DNF, 4:07.41, 5:04.77, 4:53.34, DNF, DNF, 4:40.28, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 4:28.92, DNF, DNF, DNF, 5:34.75, DNF, DNF, DNF
 
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