I flew MEL-SYD-LAX-DEN-YYZ a few months ago. Thanks to the magic of the IDL, I arrived in YYZ about 11 hours after I left MEL. All tricks aside, the whole thing took less than 24 hours, so I say it still counts.

I probably could have routed through ORD for one more stop and a few more miles, but I didn't want to prolong my agony (E- with UA).