Since the PS5 (and PS4 iirc) can only record up to a maximum 1 hour of gameplay, and WR on PS5 currently sits over 1hr 10m, am I allowed to record in 2 parts then edit them together in sharefactory?

Hello.
No this would not be allowed as it is impossible for us to confirm if the two sections are from the same play session or not

@SuishiSuishi editing videos together isn't allowed, no, but if you stream from your PS4/5, you can highlight the run if streamed on Twitch, or download the stream from YouTube and edit it down to the run, then submit that

Either stream it or buy a capture card

@InLikeTheRoseInLikeTheRose OK, I'll have to give that a try, thank you. One last question; do I need to add an onscreen timer for console runs, or are they fine without?
First time trying to record and submit runs so I wanna make sure I'm following the rules

@SuishiSuishi having an onscreen timer for console runs is not needed, most of my speedruns haven't had one due to not having an decent PC or capture card until earlier this year.

So don't worry, you can submit just the run without an timer - our mods / verifiers will retime your run to make sure the time is correct just make sure that game video and audio are visible and audible, hopefully without any problems with either

We retime every run, so yeah no problem with having no timer Happy running cannot wait to see your runs