Elite Ironman Tyler Butterfield cruised to victory in the Hannover Re/BNAA Half-Marathon this morning, sticking to a pre-race plan to turn in constant six-minute miles the whole way.He was a shade off that pace, but with a slight headwind for the first half of the race, that was not altogether unexpected. The double Olympian, who last month finished seventh in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii, crossed the finish line in one hour 20 minutes and 27 seconds, just over a minute ahead of runner-up Jose Miranda (1.21.58) and Craig Rothwell (1.27.33).The fastest woman was Victoria Fiddick, who reclaimed the title she won in 2010. Like Butterfield, she had a clear pre-race plan and stuck to it. Her winning time was 1.35.11. Second place went to Krista Dyer in 1.38.31, in third place was Vivienne Lochhead (1.40.01).In near perfect running conditions a good size field of competitors competed in the half-marathon and 10K races, which started and finished near the Botanical Gardens on South Shore Road. It was the 42nd running of the annual race, the second longest established road race in Bermuda after the May 24 Half-Marathon Derby — which dates back to 1909.Senior Master Sylvester Jean Pierre, a past winner of the half-marathon, was a comfortable winner in the 10K, crossing the finish line in 39.15, ahead of Glen Wilks (40.57) and Ronae Burgess (41.16). The fastest woman was Deon Breary, also a past winner of the half-marathon, who was fifth overall in 41.52, beating Alicia Hancock 45.19 and Laura Farge-Lowe (46.56).A full marathon of 26.2 miles was also staged, with a small group of runners setting off at 6am, some two hours before the main races. The winner was Gideon Kigotho, yet another former half-marathon winner, in 3.15.10, just six minutes adrift of his personal best. He and runner-up Martiz Theron ran together for the first half of the race before Theron suffered shin pains and reduced his pace to cross the line in 3.41.03. Natalie Dyrli defended her women's marathon title, coming third overall 5.01.52.* See tomorrow's Royal Gazette for a full report on the races.