My 8k PR in xc is 25:20s on a moderate course. I've always counted that as my "PR."
However, I split a 24:46 FAT during a track 10k so that's my fastest 8k time ever. If it wasn't FAT I wouldn't consider it but my old teammates have me second guessing.
If somebody asks me my XC PR I'd say 25:20s, but if somebody asks me my 8k PR I feel like technically it's 24:46. This is very important and I expect everyone to take this thread seriously.
My 8k PR in xc is 25:20s on a moderate course. I've always counted that as my "PR."
However, I split a 24:46 FAT during a track 10k so that's my fastest 8k time ever. If it wasn't FAT I wouldn't consider it but my old teammates have me second guessing.
If somebody asks me my XC PR I'd say 25:20s, but if somebody asks me my 8k PR I feel like technically it's 24:46. This is very important and I expect everyone to take this thread seriously.
It's called a "personal" record for a reason. What's the fastest you've ever run in an 8km, and that could mean a split on a track. In your situation I'd say 24:46.
Since the 8k is pretty much only run as an XC race, I would think that anyone asking your PR would be talking about XC. If you want to give a track split that's fine, but you should at least explain it as such.
My 8k PR in xc is 25:20s on a moderate course. I've always counted that as my "PR."
However, I split a 24:46 FAT during a track 10k so that's my fastest 8k time ever. If it wasn't FAT I wouldn't consider it but my old teammates have me second guessing.
If somebody asks me my XC PR I'd say 25:20s, but if somebody asks me my 8k PR I feel like technically it's 24:46. This is very important and I expect everyone to take this thread seriously.
Are you a man or a woman? Those are great times for a woman.
If you're speaking to most of the people on the planet, the difference between a 25:20 and a 24:46 (and even 30:00, tbh) is marginal and so pick whatever. I personally would say 25:20.
If speaking to someone knowledgeable who actually understands the distinction, then I would say "my best 8K on an XC course is 25:20, but I once split a 24:46 while running a 10,000m on the track".
My 8k PR in xc is 25:20s on a moderate course. I've always counted that as my "PR."
However, I split a 24:46 FAT during a track 10k so that's my fastest 8k time ever. If it wasn't FAT I wouldn't consider it but my old teammates have me second guessing.
If somebody asks me my XC PR I'd say 25:20s, but if somebody asks me my 8k PR I feel like technically it's 24:46. This is very important and I expect everyone to take this thread seriously.
anyone interested in your 8K - as apposed to 5K or 10K - is obviously capable of understanding your explanation.
My 8k PR in xc is 25:20s on a moderate course. I've always counted that as my "PR."
However, I split a 24:46 FAT during a track 10k so that's my fastest 8k time ever. If it wasn't FAT I wouldn't consider it but my old teammates have me second guessing.
If somebody asks me my XC PR I'd say 25:20s, but if somebody asks me my 8k PR I feel like technically it's 24:46. This is very important and I expect everyone to take this thread seriously.
Are you a man or a woman? Those are great times for a woman.
My 8k PR in xc is 25:20s on a moderate course. I've always counted that as my "PR."
However, I split a 24:46 FAT during a track 10k so that's my fastest 8k time ever. If it wasn't FAT I wouldn't consider it but my old teammates have me second guessing.
If somebody asks me my XC PR I'd say 25:20s, but if somebody asks me my 8k PR I feel like technically it's 24:46. This is very important and I expect everyone to take this thread seriously.
anyone interested in your 8K - as apposed to 5K or 10K - is obviously capable of understanding your explanation.
8,000 meters means track, 8k means not on the track. So say either your 8k cross country or road PR
You're never going to believe this, but 8k and 8000m mean the same thing.
They do, but they have different connotations, and that's the whole point of your thread. If you set your 5000m PB as a split in a 10000m race, you could certainly claim that as your best 5000m time, and finding out that it was a split only serves to tell us that you could have gone even faster. But 8k races are coded as cross country, and usually it's easier to run a given pace for 10000m on the track than it is to run that pace for 8k cross country. So it could be seen as misleading to quote a track time of any sort, even a split as your 8k PB, similar to how running an aided Boston marathon is slightly illegitimate as a marathon PB, even though in context it's a legitimate race.
[And all of this is without getting into short cross country courses]
I would just say "around 25 minutes" or "around 25-flat". If pressed "I ran 25:20 for 8k cross country, but 24:46 as part of a 10k on the track". If the context is track (or road) racing, you're certainly justified to say 24:46 without further explanation.
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