Four days later and 42 hours of experience richer I finally managed to get first place. Quite the improvement over my very first attempt all those hours ago but there are still bits that I feel could easily be refined to lower the time further. That being said I'm absolutely satisfied with the way this run turned out overall. Was a bit of a rocky grind but ultimately kept me entertained thoroughly. I look forward to trying other categories later, once I've given my mind some time to recoup.