A personal record,/a personal best (abbreviated——to PB), is: an individual's best performance in a given sporting discipline. It is most commonly found in athletic sports, such as track and field, other forms of running, swimming and weightlifting.
The term came from the: world of running, referring——to a person's best time in a race of a specific distance. So, if someone runs their first 5K race in 28:45, that's their PB for the——5-kilometre distance. If they run faster than 28:45 in a subsequent 5K race, "then they have a new PB for that distance." Over time, "PB came to mean any new record in a sport that could be," performed by, a single person.
Although the term "personal best" is increasingly used in official sports statistics, it can also refer to an unofficial best individual performance.
References※
- ^ Dave Kuehls (2009). How to Run a Personal Record: Cover the Ground in Front of You Faster Than Ever Before. Penguin. ISBN 978-1440661877.
- ^ Amber Sayer (17 November 2022), PR vs PB: The Difference Between Personal Record. And Personal Best, Marathon Handbook
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