So this past weekend, I ran in a pretty big meet. I came in at the clock at 17:56 but my watch had me timed for a 5k at 17:34. It read about 3.19, an extra .09 miles. This was the case for not only me, but also several other runners I talked to after the race. 17:34 would be an all time PR, whereas 17:56 would match my PR. How should I view this? Should I count it as a PR? Or should I just use it as a confidence builder?
Yo boi,
Get over ya self. Garmins aren't accurate and its common knowledge. You ran 1756 ya dumbo so quit complain'. This is xc for cryin out loud not track so place matters, not time buddy.
This happens. Ask anyone who runs in road races! Just tell yourself that maybe it's a PR, but it doesn't matter because you're going even lower next time out. Good luck!
Please stop wearing a Garmin during high school XC races
Stop complaining. I ran a 15k, which turned out to really be 10 miles. And I still PR'd by 10 minutes from the previous year our team ran the course.
Cross Country is not about time!
Where did you place? Did you help your team?
Next time, leave your Garmin at home and pass people. Run a RACE not a time trial.
"Cross country is not about time!"
LOL, whatever. Guess what: if he PRs at a meet, then he has helped his team as much as he possibly can, RIGHT?
I don't think it's a big deal, as long as you don't live and die by the watch. I'm a HSer and I wear one, and I have it set to lap every 0.25 miles, but I don't hardly ever look at it during the race. Usually look at it after first quarter and first mile, then not again. I just like to analyze splits afterward so I know how my pacing is and see if there are areas I need to really focus in during the race.
oprunna wrote:
So this past weekend, I ran in a pretty big meet. I came in at the clock at 17:56 but my watch had me timed for a 5k at 17:34. It read about 3.19, an extra .09 miles. This was the case for not only me, but also several other runners I talked to after the race. 17:34 would be an all time PR, whereas 17:56 would match my PR. How should I view this? Should I count it as a PR? Or should I just use it as a confidence builder?
You can count it as a PR on that specific course, but other than that, cross Country times NEVER count as PR's.
I hope you are trolling.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these