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Bix 7 Road Race

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The Bix 7 Road Race is held annually in Davenport, Iowa, as a commemoration to Davenport native and jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke. It is followed a week later by the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival.

Bix 7
DateLast Saturday of July
LocationDavenport, Iowa
Event typeRoad
Distance7 miles
Primary sponsorQuad-City Times
Established1975 (49 years ago) (1975)
Course recordsMen: 31:51.99 (1998)
Kenya Mark Yatich
Women: 35:18 (2016)
Kenya Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
Official siteBix 7
Participants18,000+

Race

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The 7 mile road race is annually held during late July, in the streets of downtown Davenport, Iowa. The race was founded in 1975 by John Hudetz, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa. After competing in the 1974 Boston Marathon, Hudetz was inspired to bring the excitement to the Quad-Cities with a race of his own. The inaugural race had a field consisting of eighty-four runners.[1] Today the race is often run by 12,000 to 18,000 runners.[2][3]

The United States’ boycott of the 1980 Olympics helped gain the Bix 7 exposure. Bill Rodgers, the world's top distance runner at the time, was unable to compete in Moscow, so he went to Davenport instead.[4] The leadership of Race Director Ed Froehlich, promotion by the Quad-City Times newspaper, and generosity from several corporate sponsorships, has helped the Bix 7 develop into the largest non-marathon race in the Midwest,[5] The race consistently draws elite talent from all over the globe. Running legends Bill Rodgers and 1984 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson also compete yearly.[6]

The run is primarily sponsored by the Quad City Times and is a separate entity from the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, which is held the following weekend. The race has several other sponsors, at the Platinum, Gold Medal, and contributing level respectively.

Champions

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Edition[7][8] Year Entries Purse USATF Championship Men's Winner Country Time Women's Winner Country Time
1 1975 84 $0 Lucien Rosa   Sri Lanka 34:33.8 Kim Merritt   United States 41:04
2 1976 $0 Dan Copper   United States 36:47 41:33
3 1977 350 $0 Kevin Mcdonald Lynn Schmidt
4 1978 500 $0 John Lodwick   United States 34:56 Kathy Loper   United States 45:38
5 1979 800 $0 Gregg Newell   United States 35:40 Ilene Kimsey   United States 46:25
6 1980 1,500 $0 Bill Rodgers   United States 33:58 Peggy Schott 43:59
7 1981 2,500 $0 33:26 Beverly Roland-Miller   United States 41:26
8 1982 $0 Robert de Castella   Australia 32:45* Ellen Hart 38:24
9 1983 5,620 $0 Joseph Nzau   Kenya 33:10 Joan Benoit Samuelson   United States 37:26
10 1984 6,750 $0 Ashley Johnson   South Africa 33:06 Kellie Cathey   United States 38:04
11 1985 7,174 $0 Mark Curp   United States 32:56 Joan Benoit Samuelson   United States 37:38
12 1986 9,325 $0 Geoff Smith   United Kingdom 33:16 37:56
13 1987 12,372 $0 Joseph Nzau   Kenya 33:24 Francie Larrieu Smith   United States 38:10
14 1988 12,425 $0 Mark Curp   United States 33:22 Joan Benoit Samuelson   United States 37:59
Prize money offered
15 1989 15,639 $39,500 Mark Nenow   United States 32:17 Erin Baker   New Zealand 36:35
16 1990 16,521 $39,250 Steve Kogo   Kenya 32:47 María Trujillo   Mexico 37:58
17 1991 18,124 $39,250 Ken Martin   United States 32:21 Uta Pippig   Germany 37:04
18 1992 18,246 $60,000 Alejandro Cruz   Mexico 32:21 Olga Markova   Unified Team 36:48
19 1993 $39,000 Thomas Osano   Kenya 32:10 Uta Pippig   Germany 36:27
20 1994 20,097 $40,000 Benson Masya   Kenya 31:56 Tegla Loroupe   Kenya 36:02
21 1995 18,354 $39,750 Phillimon Hanneck   Zimbabwe 32:08 Anne Hare   New Zealand 37:33
22 1996 18,108 $39,250 Peter Githuka   Kenya 32:05 Hellen Kimaiyo   Kenya 36:18
23 1997 $80,000 Khalid Khannouchi   Morocco 32:54 Colleen De Reuck   South Africa 37:34
Junior Bix Introduced
24 1998 22,143 $50,000 John Korir   Kenya 31:51.99 Colleen De Reuck   South Africa 36:38
25 1999 20,117 $48,200 32:59 Catherine Ndereba   Kenya 37:30
26 2000 15,011 $49,800 Mark Yatich   Kenya 32:31 Colleen De Reuck   South Africa 36:42
Brady Street Sprint Introduced
27 2001 18,958 $45,000 John Korir   Kenya 32:24 Catherine Ndereba   Kenya 37:05
28 2002 19,658 $45,000 Yes Meb Keflezighi   United States 32:36 Colleen De Reuck   United States 37:44
29 2003 $45,000 John Korir   Kenya 32:34 Catherine Ndereba   Kenya 37:12
30 2004 16,627 $45,000 32:36 Susan Chepkemei   Kenya 35:24
31 2005 20,211 $45,000 Gilbert Okari   Kenya 32:24 Nuța Olaru   Romania 36:53
32 2006 $45,000 Lawrence Kiprotich   Kenya 32:13 Susan Chepkemei   Kenya 37:35
33 2007 $45,000 Duncan Kibet   Kenya 32:15 Wude Ayalew   Ethiopia 36:57
34 2008 13,711 $45,000 Edward Muge   Kenya 32:16 Edith Masai   Kenya 37:20
35 2009 18,335 $50,000 Yes Meb Keflezighi   United States 32:25 Molly Huddle   United States 37:39
36 2010 17,598 $50,000 Yes Ryan Hall   United States 32:55 Lisa Uhl   United States 37:52
37 2011 18,057 $50,000 Silas Kipruto   Kenya 32:36 Caroline Rotich   Kenya 36:42
38 2012 18,138 $50,000 32:31 Margaret Muriuki   Kenya 36:17
39 2013 $50,000 Leonard Korir   Kenya 32:15 Sule Utura   Ethiopia 36:34
40 2014 $50,000 Yes Sean Quigley   United States 33:28 Molly Huddle   United States 36:14
41 2015 17,293 $50,000 Leonard Korir   Kenya 33:06 Cynthia Limo   Kenya 36:57
42 2016 $50,000 Silas Kipruto   Kenya 33:03 Mary Keitany   Kenya 35:18
43 2017 $50,000 Yes Sam Chelanga   United States 32:52 Aliphine Tuliamuk   United States 36:30
44 2018 Belay Tilahun   Ethiopia 32:37 Margaret Muriuki   Kenya 35:57
45 2019 Leonard Barsoton   Kenya 32:34 Joyciline Jepkosgei   Kenya 36:04
2020 In person race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Held as a virtual event.[9]
46 2021 Yes Leonard Korir   United States 32:48 Edna Kiplagat   Kenya 37:16
47[10] 2022 6,086[11] $30,800[12] No Patrick Tiernan   Australia 32:32 Fiona O'Keeffe   United States 35:58
48[13] 2023 ~10,000 $50,000 Yes Abbabiya Simbassa   United States 32:34 Kellyn Taylor   United States 36:32

Notes

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  1. ^ "Q-C race has grown from a humble beginning into one of the nation's most spectacular events". Quad-City Times. 1994-07-31. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  2. ^ "Q-C area entries lagging Of the 10,000 signed up, 1/3 are from the area". Quad-City Times. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  3. ^ "Viewpoint: Quality of Bix 7 isn't measured in size". Quad-City Times. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  4. ^ "History of Bix 7"
  5. ^ "Officials unveil new plans for road race". Quad-City Times. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  6. ^ "Costumes abound during Bix 7 race, festivities". Quad-City Times. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  7. ^ "ARRS - Race series: Quad-City Times Bix". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  8. ^ "Bix 7 year-by-year history". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  9. ^ Abney, Tess. "2020 Quad-City Times Virtual Bix 7 Hits The Virtual Pavement This Weekend". QuadCities.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Beautiful day for a Bix; Tiernan wins". Our Quad Cities. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Quad City Times Bix 7". Athlinks. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  12. ^ "2022 Bix Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  13. ^ McCoy, Joe. "Over 10,000 runners pound the pavement at 49th annual Quad Cities BIX 7". WQAD. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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