diff --git a/goal_src/jak3/levels/wascity/wasstadium/wasstadb-obs.gc b/goal_src/jak3/levels/wascity/wasstadium/wasstadb-obs.gc
index a6f5e355ac..cbf06402de 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak3/levels/wascity/wasstadium/wasstadb-obs.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak3/levels/wascity/wasstadium/wasstadb-obs.gc
@@ -742,6 +742,15 @@
 
 (define *arena-trainer-checkpoint-tokens* (new 'static 'array uint64 2 #xffffffffffffffff #x0))
 
+;; og:preserve-this helper to reset these globals in between speedruns, otherwise new game can skip straight past tokens
+(defun reset-arena-trainer-globals ()
+  (set! *arena-trainer-checkpoint-valid* (the-as object #f))
+  (set! *arena-trainer-checkpoint-time* 0.0)
+  (set! (-> *arena-trainer-checkpoint-tokens* 0) #xffffffffffffffff)
+  (set! (-> *arena-trainer-checkpoint-tokens* 1) #x0)
+  (none)
+  )
+
 (deftype task-manager-arena-training (task-manager)
   ((judge-h            handle)
    (arrow-h            handle)
diff --git a/goal_src/jak3/pc/features/speedruns.gc b/goal_src/jak3/pc/features/speedruns.gc
index 62c10f63cb..8be2eb0824 100644
--- a/goal_src/jak3/pc/features/speedruns.gc
+++ b/goal_src/jak3/pc/features/speedruns.gc
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
                 lighteco
                 darkeco))
 
+(define-extern reset-arena-trainer-globals (function none))
 (defmethod start-run! ((this speedrun-info))
   ;; turn on speedrun verification display
   (true! (-> this display-run-info?))
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@
   (send-event (ppointer->process *speedrun-manager*) 'start-run)
   ;; ensure any required settings are enabled
   (enforce-settings! this)
+  ;; make sure silly arena-trainer globals are reset if we're resetting from arena
+  (when (process-by-name "arena-training-1-collect" *entity-pool*)
+    (reset-arena-trainer-globals))
   ;; finalize any category specific setup code
   (case (-> this category)
     (((speedrun-category newgame-normal))