If it's standing start to mat at 13.1, then yeah, seems legit to me. Any other interval, I wouldn't call it a PR. Not that it matters, really.
If it's standing start to mat at 13.1, then yeah, seems legit to me. Any other interval, I wouldn't call it a PR. Not that it matters, really.
No one cares. Nor should you care enough to argue about it with a friend. Are you 12 years old?
Besides, if this PR came during a marathon, it's definitely not fast or as fast as you could actually run a HM.
It only counts if you ran it from 0 to 13.1. If you ran it, for example, from 4.0 to 17.1, that wouldn't count.
The IAAF recognizes records that were set en route in longer races as long as and official split is taken. For example, the road 20k and half marathon world records set by Zersenay Tadese are from the 2010 Lisbon Half Marathon.
So to answer your question, as long as you got an official split in your race, it counts!
RunnerSam wrote:
If there was a timing mat at the half marathon mark then yes it can count as your half marathon PR.
They are called Personal records for a reason. Realize, however, that you'll be ridiculed if you count St George as your marathon PR - there are limits.
However I'd go with this ... If there was an official timing mat ,at any distance, I'd count it.
What if the first half dropped 800 ft and the second half gained it back? Would you still count it as a PR?
I still count my pr from a short course where the runners were turned around too soon. As long as it's on the internet, it's OFFICIAL!!!!!!!
It totally counts but the debate is pointless. Given that it was in a marathon, the next time you run a half you'll blow your old PR out of the water.
YOU set the rules for what You consider to be YOUR prs.
Like Really Bro wrote:
Why would it not count? Whatever your fastest time of covering 13.1 miles is your half marathon PR.
If I time myself from mile 3 to mile 16.1 and the time I record is a "PR," how do I know that I didn't actually run a faster 13.1 mile segment from mile 2.9 through mile 16 or from mile 3.1 to mile 16.2?
There are an infinite number of 13.1 mile segments within a full marathon. If you decide that your fastest half within a full marathon is your PR, how do you even know which 13.1 mile segment was your fastest?
Yeah I would totally count it. As long as:
1. The particular segment wasn't a ridiculous downhill
2. You're using a real measurement, not GPS
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