Whenever I train with my foreign friends they always use PB when referring to their records. Meanwhile, I've always used and heard PR through high school and college. Am I to assume they count their workouts or unofficial races as their records? Should I call them out on it?
Compromise and go with PBR.
PB applies to unofficial race distances, such as the 300m. For anything in which official records are kept, use PR.
At least, that is the explanation I just made up, but it fits with the IAAF use of world record versus world best. Basically they have a list of specific distances for which they ratify a world record. All other distances might have a fastest time ever run, but it is a world's best.
That is why Wayde Van Niekerk's recent 300m time at the golden spike meet was a world's best, rather than a world record. So he should refer to that as his 300m PB.
But his 400m time he should refer to as his PR.
sfsfsdfsdf wrote:
PB applies to unofficial race distances, such as the 300m.
Nope. We use PB (along with Season's Best) for all distances. We tend not to refer to personal records, but do talk about Course Records etc.
World's Best vs World Record is to do with eligibility criteria; you can have a World's Best at an "official" race distance if there's something about it that makes it ineligible for World Record status (See: Boston Marathon)
sfsfsdfsdf wrote:
PB applies to unofficial race distances, such as the 300m.
Nope. We use PB (along with Season's Best) for all distances. We tend not to refer to personal records, but do talk about Course Records etc.
World's Best vs World Record is to do with eligibility criteria; you can have a World's Best at an "official" race distance if there's something about it that makes it ineligible for World Record status (See: Boston Marathon)
It means exactly the same thing and only counts in a race.
http://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist.aspx?event=800&agegroup=ALL&sex=M&alltime=y
PBR in a can
Americans say PR.
The international community tends to use PB.
They are the same.
Someones PB can be a WR, WB, NR, AR (American Record or Area Record) and of course PR.
I use PR. That means it is an official race result to me.
I can set a PB in practice for distances I never race.
But when you see a Diamond League result, for instance, and someone sets an all time best for themselves in that race, they sometimes write PB after the result (and NR if they set a national record).
I use PR as an acronym for personal best.
3hr-marathoner wrote:
I use PR as an acronym for personal best.
Correct answer.