What constitutes a PR?

[kevinspradlin]

I hit the 5-mile mark in the Run 2 Read Half at 33:20 - 38 seconds faster than my 5-mile PR, established 11/27/03 in New Orleans in a 5-mile. (It was the only mile split that was a PR). Does the 5-mile split constitute a genuine PR - or is a benchmark (and simply hope I can do again at Snowflake?)

In my running log since 2001, only full-race times have been logged as PRs. But a recent conversation got me thinking and then today it happened to me.

Your thoughts?

[frojoe23]

Kevin, if it was a downhill course, I'd say that you can't count it as a PR, but since it was a legitimate course, it counts for sure! Good job!