diff --git a/frontend/components/interface/crud/special/editPersonalBestInterface.vue b/frontend/components/interface/crud/special/editPersonalBestInterface.vue
index e067dfd..6116f16 100644
--- a/frontend/components/interface/crud/special/editPersonalBestInterface.vue
+++ b/frontend/components/interface/crud/special/editPersonalBestInterface.vue
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default {
       if (!val) return
 
       // if pasted value matches the correct format, don't do anything
-      if (val.match(/^(\d+:)?\d{1,2}\.\d{2}$/)) return
+      if (val.match(/^(\d+:)?[1-5]?\d\.\d{2}$/)) return
 
       // if val is 1 or more digits only, parse
       if (val.match(/^\d+$/)) {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default {
       }
 
       // if val is 1 digit off from a correct string, must be due to a keyboard action. parse
-      if (val.match(/^(\d+:)?\d{1,2}\.\d{1,3}$/)) {
+      if (val.match(/^(\d+:)?[1-5]?\d\.\d{1,3}$/)) {
         return this.setInputValue('timeElapsed', this.parseTimeString(val))
       }
     },
diff --git a/frontend/models/personalBest.ts b/frontend/models/personalBest.ts
index ec427d2..ef9bbc5 100644
--- a/frontend/models/personalBest.ts
+++ b/frontend/models/personalBest.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const PersonalBest = <RecordInfo<'personalBest'>>{
       hint: 'Type in the numbers only, the numbers will be auto-formatted',
       inputRules: [
         (value) => {
-          const regEx = /^(\d+:)?\d{1,2}\.\d{2}$/
+          const regEx = /^(\d+:)?[1-5]?\d\.\d{2}$/
           return (
             !value ||
             regEx.test(value) ||