diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 33f01d2..c3e91c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ name = "aoc2024"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "color-eyre",
+ "rayon",
  "regex",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-subscriber",
@@ -94,6 +95,37 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-error",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-deque"
+version = "0.8.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "613f8cc01fe9cf1a3eb3d7f488fd2fa8388403e97039e2f73692932e291a770d"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-epoch",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-epoch"
+version = "0.9.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5b82ac4a3c2ca9c3460964f020e1402edd5753411d7737aa39c3714ad1b5420e"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.20"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "22ec99545bb0ed0ea7bb9b8e1e9122ea386ff8a48c0922e43f36d45ab09e0e80"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "either"
+version = "1.13.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "60b1af1c220855b6ceac025d3f6ecdd2b7c4894bfe9cd9bda4fbb4bc7c0d4cf0"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "eyre"
 version = "0.6.12"
@@ -219,6 +251,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rayon"
+version = "1.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b418a60154510ca1a002a752ca9714984e21e4241e804d32555251faf8b78ffa"
+dependencies = [
+ "either",
+ "rayon-core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rayon-core"
+version = "1.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1465873a3dfdaa8ae7cb14b4383657caab0b3e8a0aa9ae8e04b044854c8dfce2"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-deque",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.11.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ee4bc43..2c86cb5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ day7 = []
 
 [dependencies]
 color-eyre = "0.6.3"
+rayon = "1.10.0"
 regex = "1.11.1"
 tracing = "0.1.41"
 tracing-subscriber = "0.3.19"
diff --git a/src/day06.rs b/src/day06.rs
index 19e870c..0e5ecf0 100644
--- a/src/day06.rs
+++ b/src/day06.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
+use rayon::iter::ParallelBridge;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Hash)]
 enum Direction {
     Up,
@@ -98,11 +101,14 @@ pub fn pt2(input: &str) -> usize {
     let mut initial_direction = Direction::Up;
     let original_grid: Vec<_> = parse_grid(input, &mut initial_direction, &mut initial_position);
 
-    let mut result = 0;
-    for (y, row) in original_grid.iter().enumerate() {
-        for (x, _) in row.iter().enumerate() {
+    original_grid
+        .iter()
+        .enumerate()
+        .flat_map(|(y, row)| (0..row.len()).map(move |x| (x, y)))
+        .par_bridge()
+        .filter(|&(x, y)| {
             if (x, y) == initial_position {
-                continue;
+                return false;
             }
             let mut grid = original_grid.clone();
             grid[y][x] = Field::Blocked;
@@ -158,12 +164,9 @@ pub fn pt2(input: &str) -> usize {
                     Field::Guard(_) => unreachable!(),
                 }
             }
-            if !is_valid {
-                result += 1;
-            };
-        }
-    }
-    result
+            !is_valid
+        })
+        .count()
 }
 
 fn parse_grid(
diff --git a/src/day07.rs b/src/day07.rs
index 3917f5c..25a8fc8 100644
--- a/src/day07.rs
+++ b/src/day07.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+use rayon::iter::ParallelBridge;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 pub fn pt1(input: &str) -> usize {
     input
         .lines()
+        .par_bridge()
         .map(|line| line.split_once(": ").unwrap())
         .map(|(res, args)| {
             (
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ fn can_calibrate((res, args): &(usize, Vec<usize>)) -> bool {
             } else {
                 current_res *= arg;
             }
+            if current_res > *res {
+                return false;
+            }
             i >>= 1;
         }
         current_res == *res
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@ fn can_calibrate_concat((res, args): &(usize, Vec<usize>)) -> bool {
 pub fn pt2(input: &str) -> usize {
     input
         .lines()
+        .par_bridge()
         .map(|line| line.split_once(": ").unwrap())
         .map(|(res, args)| {
             (