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In February 2025, the Dungeon Runners hosted their first-ever Timeless Marathon. Covering the three main timelines over the course of a three-day weekend, team members and guests showcased their talents at a variety of classic Zelda games. Now, you can experience the inaugural marathon in timeless fashion with this YouTube playlist. Here, you’ll find eleven videos of various games spanning almost two days of Zelda action and entertainment. The list comprises three games from the Adult Timeline, three from the Child Timeline,…

This post was co-authored by Josh Wittmershaus, Kristen G. Rosario, and Spirit Scribe. The Frame Fatales branch of Games Done Quick just hosted its winter stream, Frost Fatales, from March 9th-16th highlighting women and femmes making waves in the speedrunning community. The charity stream was in support of the National Women’s Law Center, an organization advocating for the issues that matter most for women and girls. They also take a stand to fight for gender justice. Because of the amazing…

The following article was written by Hana Khalyleh and edited by Alexandria Weber. Back to Black 2025, the first ever Games Done Quick (GDQ) event aimed to benefit the Black community, successfully raised $44,000 during its four-day online event. The funds raised went towards Race Forward, a charity that works across communities most affected by systemic racism to build collective power for racial equity. The event featured members of Black in a Flash, a GDQ community for Black speedrunners of…

The following article was written by Torrin and edited by Alexandria Weber. Frühlingsfest Marathon 2025, held by the organization Germench, begins tomorrow on the Germench Twitch channel at 4:00 AM EST. Set to go from March 5th to March 9th, the event promises to feature many popular games, like God of War 3, Jedi Survivor, Astro’s Playroom, Pokémon Blue/Red, and Super Mario 64. This charity marathon intends to raise money for the non-profit organization Sonnenkinder, which is committed to creating…

The SpeeDons marathon is live on Twitch and in Lyon, France at the Lyon Convention Center. You can watch the stream in French on mistermv’s channel or with English commentary on the Games Done Quick Twitch. The event features many crowd-favorite franchises in the speedrunning community, including Castlevania, Super Mario, Elden Ring, Hollow Knight, Sonic, and more. Running for 75 hours from February 27 to March 2, 2025, this charity showcase gathers the best of the best in French speedrunning to…

Speedrun marathon season continues, this time at Magfest’s flagship event Super Magfest, held in National Harbor, Maryland. Every year, the convention features magFAST, a charity speedrunning marathon with a witty title. Though the theme of the overall convention was Sonic: The Hedgehog, there were a couple Zelda runs to sink our teeth into.  This year, the Magfest community raised $15,425.69 for Child’s Play. Read on to see how Zelda games contributed to that success! Ocarina of Time, GSR by GamerBro4533…

This post is co-authored by Josh Wittmershaus, Torinn, SpiritScribe, and Kristen G. Rosario. The Zelda speedrunners are looking to start the new year right at Games Done Quick’s (GDQ’s) Awesome Games Done Quick 2025, which was held from January 5th – 12th in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This year featured five Zelda titles, each unique in their own right. This included an any% run of The Wind Waker, a rather unique Breath of the Wild run involving two players, an All Dungeons run of…

Are you passionate about speedrunning? Do you love writing engaging articles that break down world -wide events, world records and glitches history? Dungeon Runners is looking to add Writers to our Articles Team!  Opportunities for writing articles include Event Coverage, Runner Interviews, Editorials, The Dungeon Runners Newsletter, as well pitching any crazy new features you think would be cool! We’re looking for people who think outside the box and are interested in being an active member of our community! If…

For the first time in Dungeon Runners history, we stepped out of our computer screens, Discord servers, and Twitch chats to interact with speedrunners in the flesh. Myself and Dungeon Runners’ fearless leader, Drew Rose, attended 2025’s Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This iconic charity event was in support of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. We’re going to do a deep-dive on our experience, what it was like for our community to be there, and what you could…

This post is co-authored by Nicole Scott, Josh Wittmershaus, and Kora Burton. Zelda speedrunners recently competed at the Global Speedrun Association’s (GSA) 2024 PACE Fall Speedrun Convention, which was held from November 3rd through 9th in Laurel, Maryland. This year featured an entire opening day dedicated to Zelda titles, including a 100% run of Link’s Awakening DX, an All Main Quests run in Ocarina of Time, an Any% run of Four Swords Adventures, and a rather unique 100% run of…