function abort() {
    var event,
        me = this,
        resetting = calledBy.reset;

    if (me.running) {
      event = Event('abort');
      me.emit(event);
      if (!event.cancelled || resetting) {
        // avoid infinite recursion
        calledBy.abort = true;
        me.reset();
        delete calledBy.abort;

        if (support.timeout) {
          clearTimeout(me._timerId);
          delete me._timerId;
        }
        if (!resetting) {
          me.aborted = true;
          me.running = false;
        }
      }
    }
    return me;
  }
Aborts the benchmark without recording times.

@memberOf Benchmark
@returns {Object} The benchmark instance.