From Jenny Lloyd via text on 81111: "Hi I'm wondering if I might be just the wedding planner to assist Lisa Dobriskey over the next few weeks"

1726: Well, that afternoon flew by. Thanks for all your comments. Not just today, but over the World Championships as well. Dobriskey really seems to be maturing into a top class athlete. Can Pickering squeeze his way back into 100m contention after missing out in Berlin? Ohuruogu will no doubt get back to the drawing board and reappraise her training. Rooney looks solid, Sharman looks a real gem in the hurdles. But that clock is ticking towards 2012 and Big Ben will be chiming for these athletes very soon in London town. Time to put the slippers on and head for some chill. But in a month, it will be back to the sweat and pain of the training track. The real superstars of the summer? Bolt and Berlino. But what a shocker from the bear in Gateshead today. He'll have to raise his game.

From VillaFour on 606: "From what's being said in the interviews, it sounds like the athletes are either going on holiday with a smile on their face or have a lot of thinking to do in the next few weeks about where they go from here. I'd say there's only one man going away smiling in the sprint events."

1713: Gay wins in 10.15, with Kim Collins a mile behind in 10.44 and Marc Burns in third with 10.44.

1711: Phillips Idowu wins the triple jump with a leap of 17.32. Good comeback from the Londoner.

1709: Gay screams out of the blocks - that might make up some of the pain from Berlin. He cruised that in a strong headwind. Gay says: "Track felt pretty good. I will have surgery after two more races. I feel grateful for my second place (in Berlin)"

1708: Tyson Gay wins 100m easily in 10.16.....

1707: Tyrone Edgar - who false-started in Berlin - he'll be gagging for some glory here. Let's see....Silence all around apart from a baby crying.....

1705: Last event of the day. The man who recently ran 9.71 and still didn't win the 100m in Berlin. It's the 100m and Tyson Gay is up against Britain's finest - well, not Dwain Chambers. And Bolt's not here.

1703: Christine Ohuruogu: "I didn't want to come here and lose. I had to dig in and do it. You have to go out and do it in front of a home crowd."

1700: Christine gets off to a steady start and bags it in 50.94. Donna Fraser says "I'm done I'm done". Could be Donna's last performance in Britain. Ohuruogu does her lap of honour on the back of the TV motorbike. Bit lazy. Fraser also running round and clapping and gets a great reception. Debbie Dunn, Alian Pompey in second and third.

1655: Here's Christine Ohuruogu in the 400m. She looks in good shape. Let's see how those Ohuruogu legs are today....

Lisa Dobriskey: "I enjoyed it so much. I felt this mound of pressure. I wanted to say thank you and put in a good performance. I'm so glad I won."
Bless that gal. Her wedding's coming up as well and gets in a flap about not having sent the invites out.

1648: Dobriskey is introduced to the crowd and she looks super-happy. Big smiles. Here we go....Dobriskey takes up a spot on the inside and looks as though she's bouncing on a mini-trampoline. Charlene Thomas takes the lead with Sonja Roman. A lot of arms being thrown about in the pack. Dobriskey takes a minor trip but she stays steady in fifth. Donohue powers through like a tank. Dobriskey in second looking comfortable. C'mon Lisa. Watch those American arms. Dobriskey finishes strongly in 4:13.60 and she waves like a woman who's just been told waving will be banned in three minutes. Good race. Hannah England impressing in third.

1642: Lisa Dobriskey coming up in the 1500m. How will she do after her magical silver in Berlin? Again - another high-pitched highly-excitable interview to look forward to afterwards.....don't go away folks.

1637: Lagat looking comfie in the 3,000m. The bell goes and Kipsiro is working hard in front but Lagat is moving up. Wohhhh Moses Kipsiro finds a bit of energy from nowhere and out-sprints Lagatin 7:35.69. Big surprise. Shame for Mo. Mo says: "I tried to make my way through the field and my legs were caught. It took a lot out of me. I just didn't have it. I wanted to come out here and give it all I could in front of a home crowd. But it didn't happen for me."
For once, the ever-smiling Mo Farah sounds really miffed and can't get back into the changing rooms quick enough after a chat with Phil Jones.

1633: Oh no....after a quick three laps Mo Farah takes a tumble. He rolls over on the track after his legs were taken out - Uefa will be looking at that one for a dive but no dive there - his legs were taken out and the poor lad has to sprint get back up to the pack. He'll be bush-whacked. C'mon Mo. You've got a few weeks to put your feet up after this race. He's gasping at the back of the pack. Two laps to go. Farah hanging on at the back but there's no chance for him.....

1629: The 3,000m gets going. Over to the triple jump. Larry Achike huffs and puffs and leaps 16.98 and takes the lead. He is shouting and punching the air like he's just won a gold medal. Nice touch and the crowd are loving it. Will help to warm them up. Back to the 3,000m....

From SpeedyG2012 on 606: "Thought Sharman looked good in the hurdles, Thomas looked strong in the 800m as well as Devonish in the 200m, but not too many to shout about for a british prespective, and not too many jamaicans either."

1626: Phillips Idowu skips his way through the runway puddles. He looks a little hesitantly and leaps 16.95. He's in second spot. One centimetre shy of the leader. Men's 3,000m coming up with Mo Farah and Bernard Lagat in action.

Craig Pickering after winning the B race (but also didn't run in Berlin): "I'm happy with that. I would like to have been selected in the relay in the worlds so I'm quite angry. They told us two days before but they got a bronze medal. I'd like to think I was good enough to have been in the team. I have to just prove everybody wrong. I always seem to run quite well when the conditions aren't good."
Has Craig got a point? Should he have been in the worlds relay team?

1619: Craig Pickering puts in a fabulous finish to win the 100m B race. That's caged tigers for you. Jamaican Mario Forsythe was leading that until the final 20 metres. Pickering was straining every inch of his skin there and powers his way home in 10.32. Top effort. Devonish in third in 10.49.

1615: It's the men's B 100m final. Devonish returns to the track half an hour after his 200m race. Good effort. Craig Pickering who didn't even get a run in Berlin will be like a bull in a china shop or a stable or something implying caged tiger syndrome. A false start.

1611: Phillips Idowu up on the run way. "Hair still red but the smile is still golden," Jonathan Edwards says. That's nice. There's more metal on this boy (Idowu that is) than a top metal shelf inside a metal shop. And he jumps about one metre behind the board. Not even worth mentioning the distance.

1610: On your marks...rain falling. Runners told to stand up again. Tense times on a really soggy track. Set...Felix starts poorly. She winds it up though. Felix cruises through the puddles - some could say over the top of them - and wins in 23.13. Easy. Big smiles and she's not even sweating. The rain hasn't even stuck on her. That's how good she is. Freeman put in a good performance. The Brit gets second. Felix is so slender but unbelievably strong. She's got a waist as wide as my pencil. Marker pen anyway. "It's a blessing. I'm having a lot of fun," Felix says.

1603: American world champion in the 200m Allyson Felix coming up. She's wearing a pleasant pale blue number....fashion update for you. Brit Emily Freeman in this one.

Andy Baddeley (who ran 3:41.24 - 0.14 behind Manzano): "It was a nightmare in Berlin with my freak injury. I ran through it - I wasn't thinking about it today - I was thinking about the horrible weather and trying to win."

1559: Torrence striding ahead with Manzano about 20 metres behind. Githimba winds up the pace and Baddeley picks it up. Githimba takes the lead with his elbows pumping - Birgen shakes his head all over the place and takes the lead. Manzano puts in a late burst ad wins in 3:40.11 and hold on - who's this? - it's Baddeley in the only grey vest of the race battles through all the orange tops and almost nicks it but his legs fail him in the final 10 metres to get second behind Manzano.

1553: Kenyan Gideon Githimba will start as favourite in this 1500m. Andy Baddeley had problems in Berlin and didn't get beyond the semis but he'll be wanting to impress here. American Leonel Manzano also a threat. BANG - lets' go....

1550: Brollies, coats, no wellies but it's a damp one. "The bear's gone missing" says Steve Cram. Hold on, he's in a massive 8-foot costume and he's hiding inside under the roof from the rain. Pathetic. My respect for the friendly furry beast is dwindling. C'mon son. The least you can do is pick up Crammie and throw him into the sandpit.

1548: Men's 1500m runners getting ready, including Brit Andy Baddeley. Phillips Idowu also in action in a minute in the triple jump. Goldie Sayers gets the crowd clapping in the javelin. She's in sixth and here she comes....boom - big scream and she hurls her spear and it's a foul.

1547: Angela Morosanu wins the 400m hurdles easily in 55.27. Solid run from the Romanian who's wearing a shed load of make-up. Fair enough. Always got to look your best as my mum always says. "A beautiful rangey runner" says Colin Jackson. No Melaine Walker in this one. Berlino's going to be gutted after hoisting her into a pile of hurdles in Berlin.

1543: Men's high jumpers getting ready in all their lycra. Next track event is the women's 400m hurdles. GB's Hannah Douglas up in this one.

Jess Ennis: "It was lovely to be announced as world champion and a nice way to end the season. It was a good experience to compete in that field (in the 100m hurdles) and just nice to compete in front of the home crowd. I'm going on holiday and then the fun begins again! I need to sit down with my coach and make some wise decisions."

1537: Right, the bell just about to dingalingding in the 3,000m. Cheruiyot stretches away ahead of Masai. Momanyi hasn't got the kick. Cheruiyot moves up a few gears abd eases to victory with a sweet turn of pace on the last two bends. She looks like she's got a few more laps in her as well. Remarkable. The Kenyan beats Masai comfortably to add to her World gold in the 5,000m in Berlin.

From kal77uk on 606: "I see so many empty seats at Gateshead. Athletics is still in the doldrums..."
What does everybody make of that? Few empty seats for sure but athletics in the doldrums?

1532: A quick shout for what's coming up. Women's 400m hurdles at 1542. Phillips Idowu gets his dyed hair flying in the triple jump from 1558. Allyson Felix in the 200m at 1604. Mo Farah in the 3,000m at 1625. Lisa Dobriskey in the 1500m at 1643. Christine Ohuruogu in the 400m at 1653. And the day ends up with the men's 100m at 1704. No Usain but Tyson Gay, Kim Collins, Tyrone Edgar, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Craig Pickering. Back to the women's 3,000m.

1528: Women's 3,000m here now. World champions Vivian Cheruiyot and Linet Masai wind their legs up for this one...

1523: Shawn Crawford: "We train to be ready to compete no matter what the elements are. It's the great UK winner and I'm pleased with the win. My body feels great. It's the mental fatigue - being overseas and away from home for two months. I'm ready to hit US soil and drive my own car. Usain running those times makes me sit down and come up with a better plan."

1519: BANG. Great start from Marlon. Shawn Crawford in control all the way. He wins in 20.80 after running a great bend. Spearmon finished with a great last 70m but it was too late. Devonish gets third I think. Spearmon - with his gold necklace swinging - had to work hard there. Good run from Marlon.

1517: Big cheers for Marlon. Crawford flexes his muscles. Spearmon sporting a finely-manicured goatee gets down to the blocks. Here we go. And yep - a false start. Course it is. Gives me time for my fingers to cool down. Dwight Phillips won the long jump by the way. Tomlinson in fifth, Rutherford in sixth.

1515: Apparently Wallace Spearmon has pinned a picture of Usain Bolt above his bed to act as motivation. Spearmon up in the 200m. Also Marlon Devonish and Shawn Crawford. And the clouds open up their tears. Oooooof. The runners still wear their sunglasses. Would like to see a race with the boys holding brollies. Good ol' British weather.

Foster Hylton: "There's a vast difference between first and second. I have to get used to the fussiness. I am enjoying it and my parents say 'embrace it'. The target is now on my back. I have more responsibilities." Felicien in second, Powell third. Ennis in fifth with a time of 13.28.

1508: Lot of heavy breathing in the blocks...Foster Hylton wins in 12.88 into a headwind is a great time. Ennis looked a bit sleepy there but that was tough opposition and she high-fives Spikes the tiger. Where's Berlino? Foster Hylton grins and does a lap of honour - her job's done. Men's 200m coming up....

1506: Ennis gets set into the blocks and she's got a washboard stuck inside her tummy. Hard as nails. The heptathlon world champion gives a little wave when she's introduced to the crowd. World champion Brigitte Foster Hylton wants this one. Here we go....

1503: A quick hands-up. I mentioned world champion hurdler Ryan Brathwaite a few minutes ago. He clearly did not run. Did my eyes deceive me? Nope. Just a late pull-out. Sorry about that. Jess Ennis in action very shortly.

1501: Sharman loses out by 0.01s to Payne. He was only in Berlin after an appeal. Steady steady showing there. Sharman says: "It's been a great season. I always come into form towards the end. I was really pleased with that. I had demons coming through the warm-up tunnel and I had to stay positive. I went from zero to hero at the Worlds. Payne was coming through like a train there and I could feel him. He's a fantastic performer."
And he also reveals his website is up and running shortly - as well as his facebook page. This boy is on it.

1456: Here are the hurdles. Will Sharman was fourth in Berlin. Jamaican Dwight Thomas swings his arms and looks bang up for this. Sharman nods his head - I think he thinks he's won this already. Confident boy. David Payne in lane five. Another false-start. Back to it. Oh no - it's another false-start. First disqualification coming up - and it's Thomas. You come all this way and boom - he's out. Sharman licks his lips and settles down again....silence in Gateshead. I say that and a mobile phone goes off....Payne (bronze medallist in Berlin) wins in 13.59 and Sharman is edged out of it at the end. Still a great run.

1448: The men's 110m hurdles coming up....Ryan Brathwaite - the youngest ever hurdles winner at the Worlds - and he's up against Brit Will Sharman. I wonder if this boy talks when he's running. Stick around to listen to his words after the race. AND YES! He's there..............apparently he got lost on his way from Holland. Berlino the Bear is giving it the large and gets friendly with Spikes the UK Athletics mascot.

1445: Jeter out of the blocks brilliantly and powered ahead with a very upright technique. "Good performance" says Steve Cram. Ferguson-McKenzie in 11.26, Sturrup in third and Emily Freeman in fourth. Jeter says: "I love being in Gateshead. I woke up this morning with a cold so I was trying to execute as best as I could. I need some sleep!"

1442: Lauryn Williams wearing shocking pink. Jeter also in pink and looks super-cool. What a line-up of finely-tuned ladies. Jeter flies through in 11.08. Boy oh boy - she looked up for that.

1439: France's long jumper Lapierre gets as high as he does long and with his eyes closed leaps 7.94 - he's now into third spot. Phillips up again. This boy is quick. He could win this in his slippers. Just 8.11. Just! Women's sprinters lining up....

1436: The women's 100m next in five minutes. Bahamas star Debbie Ferguson McKenzie, American Carmelita Jeter and Brit Montell Douglas lining up in this one.

From singingHannahJ on 606: "From glorious summer sunshine in Berlin to the wind-swept track in Gateshead on August bank holiday! Good luck all....."

1432: Joe Thomas and his flapping Welsh fringe waving in the wind. Bell goes and it's a tightly-packed group. Rono pushes on strong with Rimmer looking smooth. American Nick Simmonds puts in a late sprint and eases through to win in 1:47.31. Rono pips Joe Thomas who dives in at the end to get a fine third.

1429: The 800m coming up.....Michael Rimmer waves to the crowd. He's got something to prove after an average Berlin show.

1427: Dwight Phillips in the long jump and the world champion jumps through the clouds and comes down into the sand with a mark of 8.39 - it's the longest jump ever seen in Gateshead. He takes the lead.

LaShawn Merritt after winning the 400m: "I'm feeling great. I won the Olympics and now I'm world champion and I've come here. I'm feeling good."

1424: Rutherford up in the long jump. He's got his dodgy long white socks on and goes 7.63 and is in fifth place.

1423: It's the 400m. Rooney false-starts. Merritt looks as though he's strolling. He then cranks it up - Bingham's left standing. LaShawn Merritt strolls through in 45.11. Rooney in second - pretty good run for the Brit there. Rooney - donning his orange shades - is all smiles. Huge applause for the American.

1421: The long jump has started. Chris Tomlinson flies through the gusty air and gets 7.93. He leads.

1418: Olympic and world champion LaShawn Merritt looking relaxed (he's unbeaten for 14 races) - he's facing all the top Brits - Tobin, Rooney, Bingham. Any chance of a shock?

1416: It's the men's one lap of 400m coming up....

Jenny Meadows: "It was really good - I had the race of my life 12 days ago - it's been a tough week. I got run down and was relieved to get a top three here." Jemma Simpson: "Jenny executed a really good championships. I had more to prove today."

1413: The bell goes with one lap to go....It's the American Christy Wurth Thomas who bursts out with 300m to go and Meadows has no chance. Took the Brits by surprise there. Meadows woke up in the final straight but left it too late - the bronze medallist comes in third with Jemma Simpson storming through at the end to get second.

1409: First up is the women's 800m. The wind looks a little blustery with the hair of Jenny Meadows all over the place. Jemma Simpson lines up hoping to make up for a bit of a glum performance in Germany. First action - here goes...

1406: Let's chuck you some links to some hot video highlights before we get going. Phillips Idowu wins triple jump gold.Jess Ennis is heptathlon champion.Lisa Dobriskey shines with 1500m silver.Berlino the Bear gives Melaine Walker a ride.

1358: What's coming up? Jenny Meadows in the 800m at 1409. GB boys take on LaShawn Merritt in the 400m at 1419. Women's 100m at 1441. Motor-mouth and charming William Sharman in the 110m hurdles at 1452. Jess Ennis vs Brigitte Foster-Hylton in the 100m hurdles at 1503. Shawn Crawford and Wallace Spearmon in the 200m at 1514. Phillips Idowu in the triple jump at 1558. Allyson Felix in the 200m at 1604. Lisa Dobriskey in the 1500m at 1643. Ohuruogu in the 400m at 1653. Finishing up with the men's 100m at 1704 with Tyson Gay, Marc Burns, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Tyrone Edgar, MLF and Craig Pickering. Tasty enough for you?

1351: Got your breath back from the mayhem in Berlin? Got a hunger for one more feast of athletics delights? Thought so. Gateshead hosts the British Grand Prix from 1400 BST and there is a list as long as a Usain Bolt stride of superstars in action this afternoon. Ennis, Idowu, Felix, Gay, Merritt, Clement, Cheruiyot, Masai, Ohuruogu. Plus there's a surprise visit from a certain bear. Love him or loathe him, fireworks are guaranteed. It's the last UK athletics meet this season so chuck in your thoughts, predictions and madness on 606 or via text 8111. Live video up and running from 1400. Let the fun begin..