To quote the "General Game Rules" section of each category's ruleset: "Timing is done using the in-game file timer, please refrain from taking long breaks mid-run."
Most people might suggest giving the game another playthrough or two before trying to speedrun it. You should build confidence in your gameplay before attempting.
Though I was working my way through beating the game, I was mainly working on improving my chapter 1 and 2 times. Recently been doing chapter 3 as well and happy with progress there. But it's 4 onwards where my 1st and only attempts are each above an hour (though I was exploring and Berry hunting) that I need to spend more time on. Thanks for the advice!
Everest had one of the biggest updates so far with Everest Core becoming the "Stable" version. Here is what you need to know as a player and what rule changes are happening:
To put it in layman's terms, they're updating the game to use a newer framework. Which