To start off, I'm quite new to speedrunning. After noticing one game I had on my phone had its leaderboard on src, I decided to check out whereas I'd be able to match the pace of the record holders. I was also inspired by Summoning Salt's content, so that boosted my will to sign up at src. And I have to admit; even if I got a new PB, I never was fully joyful of it. Of course, there was a point like reaching goals I've set to myself. Reaching them was exciting, but there has always been a bit of disappointment the run wasn't just fast enough. Now that I feel I could drop around 18 more seconds from my current PB, I have simply no idea whether my PB is any good. I could compare my time with other speedrunners if the leaderboards weren't that empty, but even if my runs were much faster than the current WRs (even though they haven't been verified yet), I just feel my runs weren't good enough. Therefore I'm asking how I can determine whether my run was decent or average.

There are two ways to know if your run is average or not.

1. Common Sense - If you know that there can be time made up, it’s probably an average run.

2. Competition - If there is competition for that category then it’s more precise on the human limit for that category

Don't compare yourself to others. If you are happy with your PB, then it's a good run. If you aren't happy, then it's not as good of a run.

yeah even though we have leaderboards speedrunning isnt a competition so comparing to others isnt always the best idea. rivalries are great though as they motivates both runners to run more

People can be better then you. But, if you set your own PB. That is a good thing right there. That is how I think about it.