I thought it would be kinda cool if we had a thread that we could post the tricks and stuff that we find to improve our times.

I'll go first :) I found that when the game forces you to walk you can use cape stun (throwing dirt if you're matches) to move faster than intended. If you cape stun over and over again while you're being forced to walk you will be pushed forward a small amount and still maintain the speed from walking. There are some times that the game dosnt allow you to cape stun while walking though, for example, when you're sneaking up on the cop having a confrontation with a rat in the first level.

ive been practicing for a run, and ive been doing what big bear said and also having the headset plugged in with a 10 foot cable so i can still move and have it not lose a lot of battery and its been working decently well for me