For Edwards, her races at the world championships were personal-best times, a fact she uses to make the gold medal news more palatable.

The top American, Chris Witty equaled her personal-best time (38.36 seconds) and finished 14th with an overall time of 1:16.73.

In 2007, she placed second behind Benita Johnson in the Berlin Half Marathon, achieving a personal-best time of 1:09:46 hours.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Williams won the silver medal in the 400 metres in a personal-best time of 49.69 seconds.

Moving outdoors, in the prestigious Penn Relays last weekend, she finished 10th among the nation's premier high schoolers at 3,000 meters in a personal-best time of 10:15.92.

Chris Witty, the gold medalist in the 1,000 meters, finished fifth today with a personal-best time of 1:55.71.

Warm weather is not conducive to personal-best times.

The 30-year-old Bonnet crossed the finish line in Central Park in a personal-best time of 2:31:22, 41 seconds ahead of Villeton.

Outdoor Track: Angela took third in the 5,000m at the USA Championships with a personal-best time of 15:33.02.

He was also a member of the 400m relay team with a personal-best time of 10.6 in the 100m.