I would just talk to them. It's entirely possible that they're reasonable and will work with you :). Also, what part of washington are you in? (if you don't mind me asking)
What Racingmonster said.
Also, you can still start speedrunning :). Learning the glitches as you go will giving you room to improve your time!
Of course I wish more people ran Inside My Radio!!!
So I've been awake for 17 hours at this point. I awoke at 3:30 AM to my wife's stepdad (basically blind and traumatic brain injury from a car accident) fumbling around in the shed on our back porch after getting lost trying to find his way back inside. After that I couldn't go back to sleep and I've been busy all day with traveling family members. I just want booze and a bed.
Can my name be changed to Stixsr? Thank you friends.
Run what you like :). Might sound like a cop out answer, but if you don't enjoy what you're running, you won't want to keep going when things get frustrating.
Welcome! I know nothing about Pokemon runs, but welcome :D
Not all games are faster on Japanese. I'm pretty sure Superstar Saga is faster on English.
I tried to get one together a few months ago with some fellow small time/part time streamers. Unfortunately to make an official team, the founder has to be partnered :P
Castle of Illusion HD. A little shorter than the range you provided, but it's easy and fun :D
You can speed run anything you want :). I would just be prepared to adapt whenever the full game is released.
I think it would be interesting to see a category that requires you to collect all of the statues, cards, and peppers, but only enough gems to enter each level. Any thoughts? I might try to record a rough run at some point soon, just so we can see what it would look like.