World Cubing Association

3:04.11 was my best time of five.

I competed in a World Cube Association sponsored (Rubik's Cube) competition on October 24, 2009.

It was GREAT.

I was very nervous and made mistakes, but I didn't give up and I finished! As a result I am now ranked #1,613th in the USA:

If I hadn't quit the first solve when I lost concentration, I might have had a better average score. I didn't realize that the average would be of the remaining times, after the worst and the best scores were discarded. This means that if the solve I quit was under 6:35.83, my final average score would have been lower.

The whole experience has been exhilarating!

I must say, I'm hooked! I'm continuing to practice to increase my speed, and I'm developing plans to become a volunteer, teaching other senior citizens, like myself, to solve the cube. My daughter, Thea, and granddaughter, Lucia, are now hooked-up with youcandothecube.com and are determined to catch up (and I'm sure surpass) grandma on the Rubik's Cube. I couldn't be happier!

Keep Cubbing! --Val

THIS IS GREAT NEWS! CONGRATULATIONS ON COMPETING AND FINISHING. YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE!

Thank you, dear. I'll be getting in touch with you sometime after the first of the year to discuss using youcandothecube.com's teaching materials for a more "mature" crowd. We'll see what happens.