306

It's been awhile since I put together a #pastebinmonday, and I've got some exciting speed plans coming up, so I figured I'd share.

In 3-4 weeks or so, I'm going to be doing another 306% run.  My goal for this run is to get sub-4:45, which would be a 55 101%, 1:35 102%, and a 2:15 103%. These times are right at the cusp of what I'm capable of in those categories, and I have quite a bit of rust in 102%, so it's an ambitious goal.

If I'm able to get there, though, and am able to drop my 103% time another 5 minutes (possible, perhaps even likely), then I'm in striking distance of the world record in that category (at least, until v0oid decides to try the run once). Even sub-4:45 would be second place though, and I'd be pretty happy with that.

So my practice plan for the next few weeks is:

7/11: DKC1 - some 101% runs on stream - going for 52 or 53
           - some any% runs - would love to hit perils jumproll in a run

7/18: DKC2 - 102% de-rust - needs a lot of work in W1/2 and the lost world stages
           - consistency is the goal

7/25: DKC3 - water% to get lots of reps in on Krematoa
           - 103% IL practice - quite a few stages I could do better on here
           - a few 103% full runs - they're very long, so I don't like doing them

8/1: hundo runs of all three games to get ready for a 306% on 8/5 or 8/6

I'm excited about this, but honestly the prospect of working on 103% is a little daunting. It can be a fun run at times, but there are a lot of other things about it that I really don't like. But I'm close enough to being one of the few people capable of getting sub 4:45 that I'd really like to go for it.

I'm arguably more excited about getting back to DKC2 any% - I know I can get to 41 with a bit of practice. I'd really like to be able to race that category at AGDQ next winter, but I know the chances of that are pretty slim when I consider who else is likely to submit. Oh well, it will hopefully still be fun to try.

#GetYourelfSpeedrunning:
I'll probably give SM64 a try - it's a run I've wanted to do for awhile and my son will love it. To practice or not though... Hmm...

Diablo 2 is a big maybe - I've done the run and really enjoy it, but since it's middle of the day I'll have to make sure my kids are doing something else since I don't want them to see that game. I'd also probably do another run the night before to get ready.