From there, it's a pretty normal speedrun, with Distortion2 lining up between Limgrave towards The Gatefront Site of Grace and unlocking Torrent the horse. Sometimes, it's making use of the wrong glitch to Elden Ring Runes reset enemies that are aggressive and then return to the closest Site of Grace for safer travel. With the ethereal stead Distortion2 was able to travel through in the Lands Between, hitting some rest areas and not paying attention to the rest of the area that was in the way, which included good items and hard-to-beat bosses.
Distortion2 did make use of The Four Belfries, an area within Liurnia of the Lakes where you can move across the map in a flash however the second part of the game consisted of some platforming in dangerous places, such as Volcano Manor, the Crumbling Farum Azula or Volcano Manor. It was a successful route, as evident by the sub-30 minute time of Distortion2.
The channel on YouTube is worth a look however, just to see them become speedier every time they upload. It's worth a look. Souls speedrunning community tends have specific categories that have specific conditions to help the competition and are listed on Speedrun.com however, Elden Ring doesn't have any specific requirements as of yet. The leaderboards won't be available on the website till March 18 which means Distortion2's speedrun may not be the fastest speedrun on Elden Ring Runes for sale the planet.