The blindfold race!

3x3x3 BLD: 38.10
51.00, DNF, 48.31, 46.56, DNF, 54.05, 39.81, 47.16, 39.72, 48.95, 51.50, 58.41, 39.27, 48.52, 37.94, 34.67, 55.64, 38.88, 42.03, DNF
Accuracy: 17/20
Session mean: 46.03
Best avg5: 39.62
Best avg12: 44.74

Sub40!:tu

2x2x2 BLD: 13.68
21.83, 18.29, DNF, 17.78, 13.00, 16.24, 12.66, 13.52, 14.76, 15.85, 17.25, 21.26, 15.08, 18.78, 23.46, 14.44, DNF, 19.81, 20.38, 19.87
 
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3x3x3 BLD: 2:01.83:) acc.11/20:(
2:34.09, 2:20.69, DNF, 1:49.18, DNF, DNF, 1:59.91, 2:32.98, DNF, 2:54.09, DNF, 3:30.41, DNF, DNF, 2:33.30, 1:47.74, DNF, 2:11.64, DNF, 2:42.74

4x4x4 BLD: 13:17.86 acc.3/4
DNF, 13:39.48, 12:56.24 (PB:)), 13:41.58

3x3x3 MultiBLD: 16:54.56 3/3
first attempt 3 cubes. PB:)

I'm tired of cubing...
Tired of cubing? Give me back my 5x5 cube :p
 
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3BLD: DNF(53.17), DNF(1:00.21), DNF(46.22), 44.53, DNF(55.24), 55.17, 41.24, DNF(44.36), 46.97, DNF(52.31), 49.25, 51.01, 41.84, 52.92, 47.22, 40.05, 57.74, 49.66, DNF(43.60), DNF(55.84) = 42.926

This was one of my best sessions ever, including PB Ao5 =)
Goal for next week's race: sub-40
 
after one month...

3x3 (8/15): 1:03.25
1:01.56, DNF(1:17.54), 1:35.08, 1:13.54, 1:39.84, 1:22.88, DNF(57.85), DNF(1:16.40), 1:03.17, 1:05.02, DNF(17.46), DNF(1:04.66), 54.23, DNF(1:27.11), DNF(55.79)

3x3MBLD: 9:35.02 3/3
 
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3x3x3 BLD: 1:07.77
Accuracy: 16/20
Best single: 1:04.17
1:33.11, 1:44.75, 1:23.36, 1:25.66, 1:15.86, 2:12.11, DNF [1:05.62, 4C 5E], DNF [1:10.39, 3C], 1:20.85, DNF [1:13.10, 3E], 1:19.78, DNF [1:29.23, 3E], 1:06.91, 1:25.60, 1:04.17, 1:04.86, 1:15.26, 1:07.65, 1:29.52, 1:22.34
Comment: Ugh - I kept DNFing the easy ones! I started getting better at the end.

* 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
 
This is my last round in the BLD race. I'm tired of cubing. I don't feel happy when I solve a puzzle, so I see no reason to continue. And also there are lot of more useful things (English, for example xD), but the time is limited.
Sad to hear it, but it does sound like a good reason to quit; there's no point in doing it if you don't enjoy it.

I've gone too far in 4bld and 5bld. It looks like a mousetrap. I've touched the cheese, and the door slammed behind me.
So I'll continue to practice these two puzzles because there are very few people ahead and I feel the way is coming to an end. I hope I'll change my life after.
I wish I understood this. It sounds really profound, but it doesn't actually make any sense to me.
 
Results for week 2012-36:

2x2x2
  1. 13.68 Anton Rostovikov
  2. 14.62 emolover
  3. 17.43 DrKorbin
  4. 1:02.54 FaLoL

3x3x3
  1. 32.62 Maskow
  2. 38.10 Anton Rostovikov
  3. 42.93 Noahaha
  4. 54.87 DrKorbin
  5. 55.88 Jakube
  6. 1:03.25 jorgeskm
  7. 1:07.77 Mike Hughey
  8. 2:01.83 Sakoleg
  9. 3:46.99 emolover
  10. 6:15.29 FaLoL
  11. DNF Ickathu (2/9)

4x4x4
  1. 3:54.70 labirint
  2. 13:17.86 Sakoleg

5x5x5
  1. 8:58.82 labirint

6x6x6
  1. 27:27.89 DrKorbin
  2. DNF labirint (0/1)

3x3x3 multiBLD
  1. 3/ 3 = 3, 9:35.02 jorgeskm
  2. 3/ 3 = 3, 16:54.56 Sakoleg
  3. 0/ 3 = DNF, 30:00.00 FaLoL
 
Week 2012-37:

  • 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)
  • 6x6x6BLD 4 solves: best solve.
  • 3x3x3 multiBLD 1 attempt: best attempt.

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Monday night, September 17, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-37:


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

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

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

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

6x6x6:
  1. L' 2U' R2 F' 2L' R2 2F 2R' R 2D 3U 2U R' 3U2 2R' 2D B F' 2L 2R2 D2 R D2 U2 2F 2R2 R' F 2R2 R2 B 2F' 2R 2B R2 2D2 3U U B' 2L F2 L 2L R 3F' 2U2 2F' 3U 2B 3U 2R 3U2 B 2L 2U2 2L B' 2B 3R' R2 B2 2B2 2F' 2U R' D2 3R' F 2U' B
  2. 3R D 3U2 2R' 2U U 2L2 2R U B2 2B' 3F' F2 3R 3U2 2R 2D R' 2D' U2 2F' F 3R2 2R' R2 2F' F2 2L' 3U' B2 2L' 2R D 2L2 2F' 2R 2D 3F2 2R' 2D' 2B2 2U 2B 3F2 F2 3R' 3U' L 3F R' 2U2 3F2 D U' 2R' R' U 2F' 2L 2D2 2U B2 U' 2B' 3F D2 B 2D' 3U2 F
  3. U2 2R' 3F' F2 3U U R 3U' 3F' 2D' 3F' 2R' D 2F' R' B' R' B' 2D' R 3U2 2U 3R2 D R' 2D2 3U' L2 2F' 2D' B' 3R' R2 3U' L' 2L R 2U2 F' 2L 2F F' L 2B 2D L2 2D2 U B L R U' F 2R U2 2L' U' 3F' 2F2 U' 3F2 2L' 2B' D' 2L' 2R2 2U2 3F2 L 3R2
  4. U B' 3F2 3R' 3F 2L' 3F L2 U2 2F' 2D L2 3R U 3F 2L 3R B' F U2 R2 2D' 2L' 2R R 2D' L2 2F' 2R' D' U 2F' 2R' U 2F' 2L2 2F' R' 2U2 3F 2U2 3R D 2U' 2L' 2B 2F 2L 2U2 F 3R' R2 3U2 U2 L2 2L2 2B' 2R2 R' U' F' U F 2U2 F 2L' F' D 2D 3R

3x3x3 multiBLD:
  1. U2 B R2 B' R2 B D2 F2 R2 F R2 D' L U R2 F' U2 L' U L R'
  2. R2 L2 D L2 D R F' B2 R' D' R2 D' B2 R2 U' D' R2 B2 D' B2
  3. L2 B2 D2 R2 U' L' B R L' B U2 L2 D2 L2 U2 F2 B' U2 D2 F
  4. F D' L2 U B D L' U D B' R2 B U2 B' R2 B' D2 R2 L2
  5. U2 B2 D2 U L2 F2 U R2 B2 U B2 F' L2 U2 F L F' U' F R
  6. R' F' R' F' B' U D R2 B D R2 U2 R' F2 D2 L U2 L F2 L U2
  7. B2 D2 L2 U2 L2 R B2 R' D2 R F2 U' F' U' B L' D2 R2 U2
  8. D2 U2 F2 R D2 R' B2 F2 R F2 R2 U L2 B D2 F D R' U' R2
  9. U2 F2 L2 U F2 R2 B2 R2 U2 F2 L2 R' B D' L2 F D B2 D2 L'
  10. D2 U L2 D B2 U' L2 U' L2 U2 L' B R2 B2 F D' F' U F R F2
  11. U R2 U' B2 D' U2 B2 L' F2 U' R B F D' R2 U2 R2
  12. R2 U' F2 U F2 D L2 U' L2 D B2 F' L' B2 D2 L2 D U' F U R'
  13. L2 U' B2 U2 R2 B2 D' B2 F2 R2 U' B' L R U B' L' F2 D2 F' L2
  14. R2 D L U2 B' D R' D' F' L' F2 R2 F U2 F L2 U2 R2 D2 F2 U2
  15. U' B U2 L B' R' F U2 F' U2 R2 D L2 B2 U F2 L2 B2 R2 D2
  16. D2 R2 D2 F2 U' L2 B2 R2 D2 F2 U' F D2 R2 D B' R' D' B2 L U'
  17. U2 F2 R' D2 U2 R F2 L B2 L2 B2 D' B L' R F' L' U2 R' B'
  18. L R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 D2 F2 R B2 D2 U B2 U' L U B2 F2 D F' R
  19. U' R2 D F2 R2 D' R2 D2 U' F2 L2 F' L' R F D L U' B' U B2
  20. D2 L2 R2 F' L2 U2 B' U2 R2 F2 L2 D' B F R D B D2 L' R' B2
  21. U2 L2 B R2 D2 U2 F U2 F' R2 B2 L' F2 D' L' F' R B' L F2 L2
  22. L2 U2 L2 U' R2 B U' D' R2 F' D2 R U2 L D2 B2 D2 B2 L2 F2
  23. D2 R2 U' B2 R2 U2 B2 L2 D' F2 L2 F' R D2 F' D U' B U2 R' F'
  24. U2 R2 D2 F2 U2 R2 F L2 B2 R2 D2 U R' D2 R2 U L R2 D R'
  25. B' L2 U2 R2 F' R2 D2 B2 R2 D2 B L' F' L B D' U' F L' B2 D
  26. D2 B U D' F' L' F2 U' R2 B2 D2 R2 D2 F U2 B2 U2 L2 F2
  27. F2 D F2 R2 B2 U' F2 U2 B2 R2 D2 F' R F D' F' D' R B' U'
  28. F U2 B2 F' U2 B2 D2 R2 B R2 D2 R' D2 U2 B D' F' L R' D' U'
  29. D2 R B2 L U2 B2 F2 R' D2 L2 B R2 F2 U' L F D' F2 R' U2
  30. U R2 B L U D' R U2 R F D2 F' R2 L2 F2 U2 B' R2 B U2
  31. U L' F R2 B' R2 D' F2 B R' D' B2 L2 D2 B2 U' B2 U F2 R2 D2
  32. R2 L F2 D' L2 F2 R D B U2 R2 U2 B2 R' F2 R' D2 B2 L2 F2
  33. R U2 L R B2 U2 L' F2 D2 L2 F' D' L2 R2 F2 U' F2 L' F D'
  34. F L2 B2 U' R' U B' L U2 F2 D' R2 U2 R' U2 B2 U2 R2 F2 L' U2
  35. F' U2 D B2 R2 U2 F R' B' U' F' L2 F U2 B2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 B'
  36. B R F' R' U' B2 U' B D R2 F' L2 F L2 B2 U2 D2 B L2 F2
  37. D L2 B2 R2 D L2 R2 D L2 U L' B F2 D2 U2 L U' B F2 L' B2
  38. U2 R2 F' D2 F' L2 D2 F' U2 B D2 L' R2 U R2 D2 F2 R' D' F' D'
  39. F2 R2 D2 R2 B U2 F L2 B R2 F' L' B' D' L F U2 B' F2 L D2
  40. R U2 R2 D' F' U' B L D' L U F2 R2 L2 U B2 D' F2 L2 U D2
 
3x3x3 BLD: 32.81

Accuracy: 12/20
Best avg5: 34.20
Session mean: 35.83

Memo time avg: 12.41
Solve time avg: 23.42

1. DNF
2. DNF
3. DNF
4. 40.71 (12.99)
5. DNF
6. 36.65 (12.58)
7. 36.34 (12.48)
8. 32.70 (10.95)
9. 35.43 (13.06)
10. 32.36 (12.76)
11. DNF
12. 34.46 (11.62)
13. DNF
14. 30.35 (11.42)
15. 34.20 (12.20)
16. DNF
17. DNF
18. 36.69 (13.75)
19. 40.19 (12.44)
20. 39.86 (12.65)

3x3x3 MBLD: 24/32, 59:09.13 [memo ~37:00]
 
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2x2x2 BLD: 1:12.86, 1:28.48, 42.50, DNF, 51.11, DNF, 1:02.08, DNF, 47.05, DNF, DNF, 1:04.17, DNF, DNF, 1:54.59, 49.68, DNF, 1:32.81, 54.15, DNF = 48.90 (11/20)
 
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3x3x3 multiBLD: 3/4 = 2 29:23.71 Off by the VERY LAST edge (2-flip)
Pretty happy as this is IIRC only my 4th attempt ever, the previous ones all being just 2 cubes.

Memo felt very secure, too bad about misreadiung the last target...
 
3x3 BLD
success: 5/10
DNF, DNF, 7:20.01, DNF, 5:55.81, 6:35.85, DNF, 5:27.09, DNF, 5:50.41
mean of 5: 6:13.83

Pretty happy it only took 10 attempts to get 5 results!!

P.S. I have no idea if I calculated to mo5 properly. I assumed you add all 5 and divide by 5.
 
3x3x3 BLD: 2:17.00 acc.10/10 :)
2:08.92, 2:28.59, 2:15.98, 2:34.65, 2:46.06, 2:35.02, 3:07.41, 2:17.96, 2:13.54, 2:33.68

4x4x4 BLD: 13:43.15 acc.2/4
DNF, 14:40.01, DNF, 12:46.28

3x3x3 MultiBLD: 4/4 23:48.34
 
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2x2x2 BLD: 22.26
Accuracy: 18/20
Best single: 19.45
26.34, 23.85, 27.14, 27.04, 23.80, 23.03, 24.28, 26.57, 27.97, 24.13, 22.59, 28.44, DNF [26.40, 4C], 23.23, DNF [26.80, 3C], 23.91, 28.95, 23.00, 19.45, 32.18
Comment: Wow, that was horrible. Not a single decent solve.

3x3x3 BLD: 1:13.10
Accuracy: 16/20
Best single: 1:07.92
1:19.81, 1:49.98, 1:24.38, DNF [1:34.88, 2E], 1:33.62, 1:50.55, 1:19.31, DNF [1:23.84, 3C], 1:15.75, 1:13.50, 1:42.57, DNF [1:23.29, 3C], 1:47.42, 1:36.74, 1:25.69, 1:25.03, DNF [1:39.25, 6C 7E], 1:07.92, 1:09.02, 1:24.54
Comment: Wow, bad. I was finally starting to get better at the end.

* 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
 
BLD2 17.51, acc: 17/20

27.10, 20.26, 16.89, 27.84, 19.89, 23.05, 22.44, 25.92, 21.33, 29.16, DNF, 22.29, 18.22, DNF, DNF, 28.30, 24.36, 26.23, 16.14, 16.40

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BLD3 52.92, acc: 17/20

46.92, 1:10.10, 56.47, DNF, 1:16.38, DNF, 59.81, 49.25, 1:07.18, 56.95, 1:01.21, 1:26.56, 1:12.28, DNF, 1:02.08, 55.01, 1:11.09, 1:09.33, 1:24.46, 1:23.21

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BLD4 4:11.41, acc: 4/8

DNF, 5:35.11[2:53.05], 4:34.86[1:53.62], DNF, 3:47.96[1:43.28], 5:13.41[2:32.19], DNF, DNF

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BLD5 9:18.98, acc: 1/4

DNF, DNF, DNF (8:49.41, 3 edges - could be PB), 9:18.98[4:23.66]

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BLD6 , acc:

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Multi-BLD
 
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3x3 BLD (13:20): 57.42
1:11.86, 1:55.26, DNF(1:17.69), 1:28.17, 1:19.29, 1:14.09, 1:12.35, DNF(1:09.87), 57.94, 57.60, DNF(1:25.62), DNF(1:03.31), DNF(47.48), 1:00.10, 1:05.50, 1:07.70, DNF(1:01.62), 53.17, DNF(11.85), 58.31
 
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44.38, DNF(52.33), 44.21, DNF(51.31), DNF(43.53), 48.42, DNF(54.77), 44.63, 41.89, 38.52, 46.44, DNF(46.15), 52.97, 46.07, DNF(44.95), DNF(50.29), 45.70, DNF(37.44), 47.98, DNF(45.72) = 43.02 boo

At least I got my PB mo3.
 
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