Bermuda's lone sprinter at the Commonwealth Games has stated he is "ready to go''.

Two consecutive successful weekends at track meets in Canada has the 26-year-old Bermudian on a high, raring and ready to tackle the best there is when he lines up for the 200 metres in Manchester, England.

The Southampton resident was inspired by his performance on Saturday when he captured first place in both the 100 and 200 metres during a meet at St. Mary's University in Halifax, duplicating sterling performances of the previous week when he also finished first in both events in Toronto.

Saturday's event, which was carried live on local Halifax television, saw James fight off adverse weather conditions to prevail, brushing aside spirited efforts from many other athletes attempting to make a last impression before flying off to Manchester.

"It surely wasn't the best conditions for a meet, but with little time left it proceeded and things worked out well,'' said James. "It rained like cats and dogs, the weather was not good at all, the track was like a big puddle and I didn't expect to run too fast going into the events.''

James, who will only be running the 200 metres at Commonwealth, entered the 100 metres first to build up his speed, having left Bermuda hoping to turn in a time of about 10.3 seconds in the 100 metres.

However, he captured honours with a time of 10.48 seconds which he regarded as "pleasing'' considering the weather.

"I was on course for a 10.3 going into the weekend," he said. "The person assisting me here told me that I was ready for that, but the weather made it tough. While I was pleased with the time in the end I got left in the blocks and the last 30 metres I accelerated and caught everybody up and won by a tenth of a second in 10.48. If I had got my normal start I am satisfied I would have run a 10.3 or better,'' added James, who also ran a 10.48 in Toronto the previous week.

An hour later he ran in his speciality, being forced to press himself after entering the race drenched, cold and with his shoes soggy.

The Bermudian also had the burden of being placed in the outside lane, claiming that other runners lied about their seeding just to get an inside lane.

"I actually wasn't feeling that great to run a good time," he said. "I just wanted to run and finish the race injury free under those conditions. When I ran the corner the others were 20 metres ahead and I just dug deep and took it home in the last 100m, and won it in 21.4. I was quite pleased.''

The previous week under good conditions he ran his best ever in Toronto, a 20.87.

James is enthusiastic about his recent performances and confident that he is in top shape and sharp enough to make an impact at the Commonwealth meet.

He is not certain whether he will get any further practice races, pointing out that if it happens it will have to be in England because he leaves within the next four days.

Another race though, he reckons, is not a real priority because he has proven to himself that he is fit and ready.

"I wouldn't know about anything until I reach England, but one thing I know is that I am ready to go," he said. "I am in peak condition and I expect a good performance from myself at Commonwealth."