PBs - Do training times count?

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MoscowFlyer Dec 2012 3:40pm, 11 Dec 2012 2,657 posts	0 MoscowFlyer Say you run a PB in a 5k/10k etc training run measured by the Garmin, would you count this as a PB or do you only count times run in officially timed events?
The Teaboy Dec 2012 3:41pm, 11 Dec 2012 3,799 posts	0 The Teaboy Unofficial IMO.
Ultracat Dec 2012 3:43pm, 11 Dec 2012 10,155 posts	0 Ultracat I only count official events
Sloggerian Dec 2012 3:43pm, 11 Dec 2012 5,257 posts	0 Sloggerian Official measurement would be far more relevant than official timing. That's why, in the race section, Fetch has an option to indicate whether it's an official pb event or not. If it's not, it won't pull through to the pb's on your profile. Garmins are not necessarily accurate by any means.
Sloggerian Dec 2012 3:44pm, 11 Dec 2012 5,258 posts	0 Sloggerian Plus, if you set a PB in training, you're not racing hard enough.
Puddington Dec 2012 3:45pm, 11 Dec 2012 48,244 posts	0 Puddington Or you're training too hard, non?
Almost Symmetrical Dec 2012 3:45pm, 11 Dec 2012 3,744 posts	0 Almost Symmetrical Or training far too hard
Almost Symmetrical Dec 2012 3:45pm, 11 Dec 2012 3,745 posts	0 Almost Symmetrical Snap
CB. Dec 2012 3:45pm, 11 Dec 2012 16,423 posts	0 CB. I only count races including parkruns. I guess by stating that it is an offiicial event there is some degree of validation of the time ie You were there and there is a record of your time. If there is no chip timing then I will use my Garmin time from start to finish as opposed to distance.
HermanBloom Dec 2012 3:46pm, 11 Dec 2012 2,618 posts	0 HermanBloom Yeah, I don't count it in training. Recently got a new 10 mile PB at the Great South, then in training a couple of weeks back I went quicker. Great South is the PB for me. More confident in the measurements etc.