Butterfield Mile Trials Set For December 13
The Butterfield Mile Trials for the Chubb Bermuda Triangle Challenge will commence at 6 PM on Friday [Dec 13] at the Flora Duffy Stadium.
A spokesperson said, “The Chubb Bermuda Triangle Challenge [“CBTC”] is pleased to announce that the Butterfield Mile Trials are scheduled to take place starting at 6pm on Friday December 13th at the Flora Duffy Stadium.
“The 25 finishers who complete the race in under 8 minutes in each age group category, will be invited to participate in the 2025 Butterfield Mile Invitational races to be held on Friday, January 17, 2025 at the start of the 2025 Chubb Bermuda Triangle Challenge Weekend. The categories are as follows Ages 10 and Under [Girls & Boys], Ages 11- 13 [Girls & Boys], Ages 14 – 17 [Girls & Boys], Adult 18 – 39 [Females & Males], Adult 40 – 59 [Females & Males], Adults 60 – 69 [Females & Males] & Adults 70+ [Females & Males]. To register, participants must register online at https://runsignup.com/Race/BM/Devonshire/BermudaFrontStMile by Friday December 13th at 3pm.”
Race Director Freddie Evans stated, “The Butterfield Mile provides a great opportunity for young athletes to showcase their talents. Last year, we saw records fall, and I am confident we will see more records broken in 2025. We have seen dynamic performances during the cross-country season, and we are excitedly looking forward to seeing potential record-breaking performances in the Butterfield mile. If you can run a sub-8-minute mile, we encourage you to come out to the trials and give it your best shot!”
A Butterfield spokesperson commented, “Butterfield is again proud to serve as the lead sponsor of the iconic Front Street Mile, one of the highlights of the local racing calendar. This exciting event unites a community of junior, amateur, and elite athletes, together with their supporters, for a friendly evening of competition and celebration. We are delighted that our very own Vern will be running in this year’s new Mascot Race. Vern invites and encourages mascots from other companies, schools, and organisations to accept the challenge by reaching out to CBTC Race Director Heather Cooper at heather.trianglechallenge@outlook.com before Friday December 20th.”
A spokesperson added, “The CBTC is an international three-day running event that will begin on Friday, January 17, 2025, with the Butterfield Mile, continues Saturday, January 18, 2025, with the BF&M 10k & 5k events, and culminates on Sunday, January 19, 2025, with the PwC Bermuda Marathon, Bermuda Half Marathon, and Bermuda Half Marathon Relay. Runners also have the option of running the Full Triangle Challenge or the Half Triangle Challenge, which sees participants complete three races in three days: the mile on Friday, the 10k on Saturday, and either the full marathon or half marathon on Sunday. To register please visit: https://www.bermudatrianglechallenge.com/registration/.”
