▁best ▁of ▁ 8 : 4 3 . 8 1 ▁minutes ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 0   m ▁final , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁nearly ▁half ▁a ▁minute ▁slower ▁in ▁ 1 5 th ▁place . ▁A ▁new ▁best ▁of ▁ 4 : 0 7 . 0 8 ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁he ats , ▁but ▁again ▁she ▁was ▁somewhat ▁slower ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁this ▁time ▁taking ▁tw elf th . ▁With ▁no ▁major ▁events ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁her ▁next ▁major ▁tournament ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games . ▁Although ▁she ▁failed ▁to ▁medal ▁on ▁her ▁fourth ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁games , ▁she ▁still ▁managed ▁to ▁place ▁sixth ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁final . ▁That ▁year ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Sun ▁Run ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁her ▁career . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 2 , ▁she ▁ran ▁a ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁personal ▁best ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁World ▁Championships ▁in ▁Athletics ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁matched ▁her ▁overall ▁placing ▁from ▁her ▁last ▁out ing ▁at ▁the ▁event , ▁ending ▁in ▁ele vent h . ▁The ▁last ▁global ▁out ing ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁was ▁a ▁third ▁Olympic ▁selection ▁– ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 5 0 0   m ▁semi - final ist . ▁ ▁Personal ▁best s ▁▁ 8 0 0 ▁metres