Saturday's 10K was a family affair with two sets of brothers slotting into the first four places among local males.

And it was testament to Jay Donawa's class and experience that he managed to win the local 10K by more than a minute - and finish seventh overall - while not even feeling anywhere near his best.

The perennial road-running champ took advantage of his comprehensive knowledge of the local circuit, and his meticulous preparation, to comfortably eclipse the efforts of elite runners and knock brother Michael (34:25) into third, and the Naude brothers Evan (34:13) and Riaan (34:58) into second and fourth respectively.

Donawa went out in 4.53 for the first mile and even though he then realised it wasn't going to be a good day for him, finishing in 32 minutes 54 seconds, he had the strength to stride it out for the remainder of the race without pushing himself too hard.

"There are some days when you just know you are not feeling quite right," said Donawa, whose victory came hot on the heels of his sixth consecutive Princess to Princess Race the previous weekend.

"I just wasn't feeling spunky, spunky, spunky so I had to run the race accordingly. It was a case of knowing what I am capable of and sticking to the right pace and just keeping the arms going.

"I'm happy to win, obviously, but I am not ecstatic. I didn't run a great race, I just didn't feel right from the outset.

"But I can't be too unhappy because I did get the win."

While Dmitry Maximov was doing his usual trick at the front, Bashar Ibrahim of Kuwait, American Will McComb and Alexander Ksortsov all trailed the local man - something that always delights Donawa.

"It is always nice to claim a few scalps," he added.

"Obviously I know the circuit back to front and sometimes these guys get caught out a little if they've not been here before."

After an impressive second Front Street Mile win, Evan Naude (34:13) was delighted to finish second on Saturday, and to once again leave his brother Riaan trailing.

"It was hard today but I am happy to get second, very happy," said the serious and softly-spoken South African.

"My focus had always been the Mile, so I hadn't done that endurance work ahead of this race. I am happy with where I came but it was winning on Friday which had been my main goal."

Ashley Couper (38:15), meanwhile, had another lonely day on Bermuda's roads.

After her solo run on Friday in the Front Street Mile, winning by more than 40 seconds, she was once again left pounding solo on Saturday as she claimed victory by nearly three minutes over second-placed Victoria Fiddick (41:07) , with an impressive 19th overall finish.

"That was really hard work," said a red and panting Couper in the humidity of Saturday afternoon at the National Sports Centre.

"When I got to Frog Lane, I really had to dig deep. At the end I was really looking for someone to run with, but I couldn't find anyone. There was an overseas woman, but she was just a little bit too far ahead and there were no men around, so I just had to manage on my own.

"My tactics for these races should always be an even pace, but I am never very good at judging it, so I normally go out too fast from the start.

"And I think I did that again because I didn't have a lot left at the end.

"It was tough. But again it was nice to have so many friends and family out there cheering me on. But the real champ this weekend is my Mum, she is 60 years old and she does the 10K and the Half in one weekend."

After her double success, Couper flies out early next week to begin preparations for her upcoming season with her sights already fixed on qualification for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne next year.

The Bermuda tennis scene was well presented on Saturday, with top men's player James Collieson finishing 36th in 42:02 and rival and doubles partner Andy Bray, 12 places behind in 45:31.

Bermuda Cricket Board chief executive Neil Speight finished 118th in 54:45.

James Thie, who finished fourth in the Front Street Mile, once again completed the race with 13-year-old Dorian Armstrong.