Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Complete Game N64

I'm going to be speedrunning this game. This is a sample of the route I'll be using. I'm banking on getting the first gate skip fairly quickly. Here I get it on the first attempt; after that, I hope to get one or two of the rock skips. Please comment on the route and any ideas to make it go faster. Follow along with the rest of my progress at Speed Demos Archive. This is all PJ's fault!
Final run here:
Improvements are possible, but I'm happy enough (read as done with the game). That dragon fight never goes right in a final run.