I was going to attempt to go to SGDQ this year, is there any kind of... minimum skill level for doing a run for something like that, I know I'm a new speedrunner, but helping in a cause like that just seems like a good use of time.

You don't have to be good at speedrunning at all to go to a GDQ, but you pretty much have to be a top player to actually perform a run in the marathon. I went to SGDQ last year and had a great time, and nobody would ever confuse me with being a good speedrunner.

X.X sad Day lol... I guess I gotta get working on my run then