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Being a sedentary non-athlete, I could not contribute to the recent PR thread. I could only read it with admiration and a bit of envy.
But guess what? Spectators have our PR's too. Mine are listed below. These are the best marks I've ever seen in person in each of the standard OG/WC events contested in the stadium.
The purpose of doing this is not a competition. I'm pretty sure I don't have the best set of PR's in the world--I can think of at least a few friends who can probably beat them. But I know perfectly well that this is a very respectable list that most people won't match (although, Lord knows, lots of people have me beaten in particular events or even groups of events). So what? As I said, this is not a competition.
The real reason to compile a spectator PR list of your own is to add another dimension to your enjoyment of the sport. Just as journeyman athletes get great satisfaction out of setting a PR, no matter how modest that PR may be by international elite standards, any serious fan who goes to a decent number of track meets can get spectator PR's on many occasions, often by seeing performances that won't make any headlines. And when you see a PR, if you're a hard core fan (as many readers of this Board are), you can really get a thrill out of it.
Whether or not you want to share your PR list with the Board is up to you. But if you don't already have such a list, think about compiling one. You'll have fun doing that, and if you then take it with you to meets, you'll have more fun at those meets when you realize that you've just seen a PR.
Here's my own list (* = current world record/world indoor record):
Men
100 – 9.58*
200 – 19.19*
400 – 43.03*
800 – 1:40.91*
1,500 – 3:27.65
3,000SC – 7:56.94
5,000 – 12:50.55
10,000 – 26:43.16
110H – 12.80*
400H – 46.78*
4x100 – 36.84*
4x400 – 2:54.29*
HJ – 2.43i (7-11½) (2.42o) (7-11¼)
PV – 6.06i (19-10 1/2) (6.05o) (19-10¼)
LJ – 8.95* (29-4½)
TJ – 18.29* (60-¼)
SP – 22.91 (75-2)
DT – 71.26 (233-9)
HT - 86.74* (284-7)
JT – 92.80 (304-9)
Decathlon – 9045
Men Indoors
60 - 6.34*
400 - 44.52*
800 - 1:42.67*
1500 - 3:33.10
3000 - 7:32.41
60H - 7.34
4x400 - 3:00.77*
HJ - 2.43* (7-11 1/2)
PV - 6.06 (19-10 1/2)
LJ - 8.79* (28-10 1/4)
TJ - 17.92* (58-9 1/2)
SP - 22.31 (73-2 1/2)
Heptathlon - 6645*
Women
100 – 10.49*
200 – 21.34*
400 – 47.60*
800 – 1:54.44
1,500 – 3:51.95
3,000SC - 8:44.32*
5,000 – 14:24.53
10,000 – 29:17.45*
100H – 12.26
400H – 52.16*
4x100 – 40.82*
4x400 – 3:15.17*
HJ – 2.09* (6-10¼)
PV – 5.05 (16-6 3/4)
LJ – 7.45 (24-5½)
TJ – 15.50* (50 10¼)
SP – 22.24 (72-11¾)
DT – 73.04 (239-7)
HT – 82.29 (269-11)
JT – 72.28* (237-2)
Heptathlon – 7291*
Women Indoors
60 - 6.95
400 - 50.04
800 - 1:56.90
1500 - 3:59.75
3000 - 8:29.48
60H - 7.70
4x400 - 3:23.85
HJ - 2.05 (6-8 3/4)
PV - 5.02 (16-5 1/2)
LJ - 7.32 (24- 1/4)
TJ - 15.36* (50-4 3/4)
SP - 20.67 (67-9 3/4)
Pentathlon - 5013*
But guess what? Spectators have our PR's too. Mine are listed below. These are the best marks I've ever seen in person in each of the standard OG/WC events contested in the stadium.
The purpose of doing this is not a competition. I'm pretty sure I don't have the best set of PR's in the world--I can think of at least a few friends who can probably beat them. But I know perfectly well that this is a very respectable list that most people won't match (although, Lord knows, lots of people have me beaten in particular events or even groups of events). So what? As I said, this is not a competition.
The real reason to compile a spectator PR list of your own is to add another dimension to your enjoyment of the sport. Just as journeyman athletes get great satisfaction out of setting a PR, no matter how modest that PR may be by international elite standards, any serious fan who goes to a decent number of track meets can get spectator PR's on many occasions, often by seeing performances that won't make any headlines. And when you see a PR, if you're a hard core fan (as many readers of this Board are), you can really get a thrill out of it.
Whether or not you want to share your PR list with the Board is up to you. But if you don't already have such a list, think about compiling one. You'll have fun doing that, and if you then take it with you to meets, you'll have more fun at those meets when you realize that you've just seen a PR.
Here's my own list (* = current world record/world indoor record):
Men
100 – 9.58*
200 – 19.19*
400 – 43.03*
800 – 1:40.91*
1,500 – 3:27.65
3,000SC – 7:56.94
5,000 – 12:50.55
10,000 – 26:43.16
110H – 12.80*
400H – 46.78*
4x100 – 36.84*
4x400 – 2:54.29*
HJ – 2.43i (7-11½) (2.42o) (7-11¼)
PV – 6.06i (19-10 1/2) (6.05o) (19-10¼)
LJ – 8.95* (29-4½)
TJ – 18.29* (60-¼)
SP – 22.91 (75-2)
DT – 71.26 (233-9)
HT - 86.74* (284-7)
JT – 92.80 (304-9)
Decathlon – 9045
Men Indoors
60 - 6.34*
400 - 44.52*
800 - 1:42.67*
1500 - 3:33.10
3000 - 7:32.41
60H - 7.34
4x400 - 3:00.77*
HJ - 2.43* (7-11 1/2)
PV - 6.06 (19-10 1/2)
LJ - 8.79* (28-10 1/4)
TJ - 17.92* (58-9 1/2)
SP - 22.31 (73-2 1/2)
Heptathlon - 6645*
Women
100 – 10.49*
200 – 21.34*
400 – 47.60*
800 – 1:54.44
1,500 – 3:51.95
3,000SC - 8:44.32*
5,000 – 14:24.53
10,000 – 29:17.45*
100H – 12.26
400H – 52.16*
4x100 – 40.82*
4x400 – 3:15.17*
HJ – 2.09* (6-10¼)
PV – 5.05 (16-6 3/4)
LJ – 7.45 (24-5½)
TJ – 15.50* (50 10¼)
SP – 22.24 (72-11¾)
DT – 73.04 (239-7)
HT – 82.29 (269-11)
JT – 72.28* (237-2)
Heptathlon – 7291*
Women Indoors
60 - 6.95
400 - 50.04
800 - 1:56.90
1500 - 3:59.75
3000 - 8:29.48
60H - 7.70
4x400 - 3:23.85
HJ - 2.05 (6-8 3/4)
PV - 5.02 (16-5 1/2)
LJ - 7.32 (24- 1/4)
TJ - 15.36* (50-4 3/4)
SP - 20.67 (67-9 3/4)
Pentathlon - 5013*
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