I found a pretty good seed last night - which I totally screwed up 'cos I'm a n00b. I don't think it's a 8min seed, but still good.
You spawn near a desert village with a blacksmith. Next to the village is a temple. There's another temple nearby, but it's a little out of the way if you're gonna run it. Close to this village is a ruined portal, but it's useless 'cos it's got crying obsidian in it, but there are 2 lava pools not far from it on your way to another village. If you make the portal at these pools, you spawn inside a fortress next to 2 blaze spawners. If you continue a little from this acacia village you'll find another one. The stronghold is under this one.
I'm very new to speedrunning to really know if it has potential, but if I didn't screw it up, I could've had a pretty decent time.
Edit: forgot the seed: -1295005363 End Portal is at around 970,40,1035
There is one gold block at the portal, but it's kinda pointless. The fortress is in a basalt delta. The village where the fortress is has a cleric (or at least a brewing stand), so I guess the best way would be to trade for it.
Hello Runners.
We have a new rule for all platforms, for random seed runs.
After completing a Top Run (Top 5 Main Category/1st ILs), you must exit the world and go to the main menu.
For top Windows runners, you still have to do PowerShell verification.
For Ps4/Ps5, this rule