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Bix 7
BERJAYA
DateLast Saturday of July
LocationDavenport, Iowa
Event typeRoad
Distance7 miles
Primary sponsorQuad-City Times
Established1975 (51 years ago) (1975)
Course recordsMen: 31:51.99 (1998)
Kenya John Korir
Women: 35:18 (2016)
Kenya Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
Official siteBix 7
Participants18,000+

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.

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 BERJAYA Sri Lanka 34:33.8 Kim Merritt BERJAYA United States 41:04
2 1976 $0 Dan Copper BERJAYA United States 36:47 41:33
3 1977 350 $0 Kevin Mcdonald Lynn Schmidt
4 1978 500 $0 John Lodwick BERJAYA United States 34:56 Kathy Loper BERJAYA United States 45:38
5 1979 800 $0 Gregg Newell BERJAYA United States 35:40 Ilene Kimsey BERJAYA United States 46:25
6 1980 1,500 $0 Bill Rodgers BERJAYA United States 33:58 Peggy Schott 43:59
7 1981 2,500 $0 33:26 Beverly Roland-Miller BERJAYA United States 41:26
8 1982 $0 Robert de Castella BERJAYA Australia 32:45* Ellen Hart 38:24
9 1983 5,620 $0 Joseph Nzau BERJAYA Kenya 33:10 Joan Benoit Samuelson BERJAYA United States 37:26
10 1984 6,750 $0 Ashley Johnson BERJAYA South Africa 33:06 Kellie Cathey BERJAYA United States 38:04
11 1985 7,174 $0 Mark Curp BERJAYA United States 32:56 Joan Benoit Samuelson BERJAYA United States 37:38
12 1986 9,325 $0 Geoff Smith BERJAYA United Kingdom 33:16 37:56
13 1987 12,372 $0 Joseph Nzau BERJAYA Kenya 33:24 Francie Larrieu Smith BERJAYA United States 38:10
14 1988 12,425 $0 Mark Curp BERJAYA United States 33:22 Joan Benoit Samuelson BERJAYA United States 37:59
Prize money offered
15 1989 15,639 $39,500 Mark Nenow BERJAYA United States 32:17 Erin Baker BERJAYA New Zealand 36:35
16 1990 16,521 $39,250 Steve Kogo BERJAYA Kenya 32:47 María Trujillo BERJAYA Mexico 37:58
17 1991 18,124 $39,250 Ken Martin BERJAYA United States 32:21 Uta Pippig BERJAYA Germany 37:04
18 1992 18,246 $60,000 Alejandro Cruz BERJAYA Mexico 32:21 Olga Markova BERJAYA Unified Team 36:48
19 1993 $39,000 Thomas Osano BERJAYA Kenya 32:10 Uta Pippig BERJAYA Germany 36:27
20 1994 20,097 $40,000 Benson Masya BERJAYA Kenya 31:56 Tegla Loroupe BERJAYA Kenya 36:02
21 1995 18,354 $39,750 Phillimon Hanneck BERJAYA Zimbabwe 32:08 Anne Hare BERJAYA New Zealand 37:33
22 1996 18,108 $39,250 Peter Githuka BERJAYA Kenya 32:05 Hellen Kimaiyo BERJAYA Kenya 36:18
23 1997 $80,000 Khalid Khannouchi BERJAYA Morocco 32:54 Colleen De Reuck BERJAYA South Africa 37:34
Junior Bix Introduced
24 1998 22,143 $50,000 John Korir BERJAYA Kenya 31:51.99 Colleen De Reuck BERJAYA South Africa 36:38
25 1999 20,117 $48,200 32:59 Catherine Ndereba BERJAYA Kenya 37:30
26 2000 15,011 $49,800 Mark Yatich BERJAYA Kenya 32:31 Colleen De Reuck BERJAYA South Africa 36:42
Brady Street Sprint Introduced
27 2001 18,958 $45,000 John Korir BERJAYA Kenya 32:24 Catherine Ndereba BERJAYA Kenya 37:05
28 2002 19,658 $45,000 Yes Meb Keflezighi BERJAYA United States 32:36 Colleen De Reuck BERJAYA United States 37:44
29 2003 $45,000 John Korir BERJAYA Kenya 32:34 Catherine Ndereba BERJAYA Kenya 37:12
30 2004 16,627 $45,000 32:36 Susan Chepkemei BERJAYA Kenya 35:24
31 2005 20,211 $45,000 Gilbert Okari BERJAYA Kenya 32:24 Nuța Olaru BERJAYA Romania 36:53
32 2006 $45,000 Lawrence Kiprotich BERJAYA Kenya 32:13 Susan Chepkemei BERJAYA Kenya 37:35
33 2007 $45,000 Duncan Kibet BERJAYA Kenya 32:15 Wude Ayalew BERJAYA Ethiopia 36:57
34 2008 13,711 $45,000 Edward Muge BERJAYA Kenya 32:16 Edith Masai BERJAYA Kenya 37:20
35 2009 18,335 $50,000 Yes Meb Keflezighi BERJAYA United States 32:25 Molly Huddle BERJAYA United States 37:39
36 2010 17,598 $50,000 Yes Ryan Hall BERJAYA United States 32:55 Lisa Uhl BERJAYA United States 37:52
37 2011 18,057 $50,000 Silas Kipruto BERJAYA Kenya 32:36 Caroline Rotich BERJAYA Kenya 36:42
38 2012 18,138 $50,000 32:31 Margaret Muriuki BERJAYA Kenya 36:17
39 2013 $50,000 Leonard Korir BERJAYA Kenya 32:15 Sule Utura BERJAYA Ethiopia 36:34
40 2014 $50,000 Yes Sean Quigley BERJAYA United States 33:28 Molly Huddle BERJAYA United States 36:14
41 2015 17,293 $50,000 Leonard Korir BERJAYA Kenya 33:06 Cynthia Limo BERJAYA Kenya 36:57
42 2016 $50,000 Silas Kipruto BERJAYA Kenya 33:03 Mary Keitany BERJAYA Kenya 35:18
43 2017 $50,000 Yes Sam Chelanga BERJAYA United States 32:52 Aliphine Tuliamuk BERJAYA United States 36:30
44 2018 Belay Tilahun BERJAYA Ethiopia 32:37 Margaret Muriuki BERJAYA Kenya 35:57
45 2019 Leonard Barsoton BERJAYA Kenya 32:34 Joyciline Jepkosgei BERJAYA Kenya 36:04
2020 In person race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Held as a virtual event.[9]
46 2021 Yes Leonard Korir BERJAYA United States 32:48 Edna Kiplagat BERJAYA Kenya 37:16
47[10] 2022 6,086[11] $30,800[12] No Patrick Tiernan BERJAYA Australia 32:32 Fiona O'Keeffe BERJAYA United States 35:58
48[13] 2023 6,820 $50,000 Yes Abbabiya Simbassa BERJAYA United States 32:34 Kellyn Taylor BERJAYA United States 36:32
49[14] 2024 9,829 $50,000 No Wesley Kiptoo BERJAYA Kenya 32:27 Rachael Zena Chebet BERJAYA Uganda 36:11
50[15] 2025 7,931 $50,000 No Alex Maier BERJAYA United States 32:02 Vibian Chepkirui BERJAYA Kenya 36:40

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.
  14. ↑ "Quad-City Times Bix 7". Athlinks. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Quad-City Times Bix 7". Athlinks. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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