speedrunning
noun
speed·run·ning
ˈspēd-ˌrə-niŋ 
: timed playing of a video game in which the aim is to complete a game or portion of a game as quickly as possible
While "speedrunning" at its simplest is playing a game as quickly as you can, there are categories for each game with specific objectives. … I opted to collect all seven emeralds in Sonic 3—a tedious but ultimately satisfying task.—
Erica Lenti
Erica Lentia speedrunning event/challenge
the speedrunning community
speedrunner
noun
plural speedrunners
… players devote their time to absorbing a game from start to finish. Completing it may take days or months. … Speedrunners, though, go through it time and time again, trying to beat it as fast as they can.
—Sarah Bergin
Sarah Bergin
… while there are speedrun races, most speedrunners aren't in it to defeat an opponent; the opponent is a ticking clock.
—Keller Gordon
Keller Gordon
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Now the Diablo speedrunning race is on, once again.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 10 Aug. 2024
Similar to running in real life, speedrunning involves extensive periods of solitude and painstaking labor.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, New York Times, 17 May 2024
If traditional speedrunning is based around organization, then GeoGuessr is the antithesis.
—Will Backus, Wired, 16 Apr. 2021
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 10 Aug. 2024
Similar to running in real life, speedrunning involves extensive periods of solitude and painstaking labor.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, New York Times, 17 May 2024
If traditional speedrunning is based around organization, then GeoGuessr is the antithesis.
—Will Backus, Wired, 16 Apr. 2021
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“Speedrunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedrunning. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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