The new moderation hub is a bit problematic for verification purposes. If you're a verifier and not a moderator, you can no longer edit runs. It's very common to have to fix the times on a submission, and this is no longer possible.
If this happens you can manually determine the process identifier (PID) in the task manager.
Open your task manager, locate SA2, right click it and select "Go to details". Then note the PID next to the process. Enter this number into Spades and it will open correctly.
We also have a batch file somewhere that can do this automatically.
We have always gone by the final in-game time when you complete the mission for ILs. The goal ring was hit so late here that Sonic respawned, but we've allowed similar behavior in previous ILs such as DC M5.
Further, infinite timestop is legitimately something that's used in IL runs already. Go check out Hidden Base or Sand Ocean.
Make sure that the mods are disabled during your attempts and it will be ok