I don't mean to be a put-down.. TT sorry
In most serious starcraft communities it's considered reasonably basic to beat computers 1v7 on first try (usually chosen map is hunters). Reasonably basic means obtain at least a C- rank on
http://pgtour.net. Everyone plays of course on Fastest game speed, as this is the speed people learn to play the game at when they first sign in on battle.net (everyone there is impatient lol). When people get used to it playing at slower speeds is extremely frustrating :P (everyone becomes impatient lol).
You've got a little bit of "TAS" in starcraft :D playing in single player with black sheep wall (reveal everything), pausing, and slowmotion through the speed control in options.
I'd love to play you guys, by the way, I didn't expect to see starcraft here (the pc version, I mean).