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{{Short description|Annual road race held in Davenport, Iowa}}
{{Infobox athletics race|name=Bix 7|image=Bix7.jpg|date=Last Saturday of July|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|type=[[Road running|Road]]|distance=7 miles|sponsor=[[Quad-City Times]]|est={{start date and age|1975|p=y}}|record='''Men:''' 31:51.99 (1998) <br /> {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Mark Yatich]] <br />'''Women:''' 35:18 (2016) <br />{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Mary Jepkosgei Keitany]]|homepage={{URL|www.bix7.com|Bix 7}}|participants=18,000+}}

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==
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.<ref name=Times>{{cite news|title= Q-C race has grown from a humble beginning into one of the nation's most spectacular events |work=Quad-City Times|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_59ed56e0-06cf-5e3d-9f7d-931fb4fd9127.html|date=1994-07-31|access-date =2009-09-22}}</ref> Today the race is often run by 12,000 to 18,000 runners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_4260b52b-7468-5a5c-bc49-cd54ab237f1a.html|title=Q-C area entries lagging Of the 10,000 signed up, 1/3 are from the area|work=Quad-City Times|date=2007-06-26|access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_0cd79c67-d52c-5a2c-b588-07e0a591d56e.html|title=Viewpoint: Quality of Bix 7 isn't measured in size|work=Quad-City Times|date=2008-07-27 |access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref>

The United States’ boycott of the 1980 Olympics helped gain the Bix 7 exposure. [[Bill Rodgers (runner)|Bill Rodgers]], the world's top distance runner at the time, was unable to compete in Moscow, so he went to Davenport instead.<ref>[http://qctimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/article_d73c26c5-1b63-51cb-9820-b4837637fd95.html "History of Bix 7"]</ref> 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]],<ref name=Times3>{{cite news|title=Officials unveil new plans for road race |work=Quad-City Times |url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_3cb7f788-24a5-11de-bc94-001cc4c002e0.html|date=2009-04-08|access-date=2009-09-22}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Times2>{{cite news|title=Costumes abound during Bix 7 race, festivities|work=Quad-City Times|url=http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_fa2a8ab8-795c-11de-866a-001cc4c002e0.html|date=2009-07-25|access-date =2009-09-22}}</ref>

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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Edition<ref>{{Cite web|title=ARRS - Race series: Quad-City Times Bix|url=https://more.arrs.run/raceSeries/112|access-date=2021-10-09|website=more.arrs.run}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bix 7 year-by-year history|url=https://qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/bix-7-year-by-year-history/article_664e3416-78fa-11e1-8d34-001871e3ce6c.html|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Quad-City Times|language=en}}</ref>
!Year
!Entries
!Purse
!USATF Championship
!Men's Winner
!Country
!Time
!Women's Winner
!Country
!Time
|-
|1
|1975
|84
|$0
|
|[[Lucien Rosa]]
|{{LKA}}
|34:33.8
| rowspan="2" |Kim Merritt
| rowspan="2" |{{USA}}
|41:04
|-
|2
|1976
|
|$0
|
|Dan Copper
|{{USA}}
|36:47
|41:33
|-
|3
|1977
|350
|$0
|
|Kevin Mcdonald
|
|
|Lynn Schmidt
|
|
|-
|4
|1978
|500
|$0
|
|John Lodwick
|{{USA}}
|34:56
|Kathy Loper
|{{USA}}
|45:38
|-
|5
|1979
|800
|$0
|
|Gregg Newell
|{{USA}}
|35:40
|Ilene Kimsey
|{{USA}}
|46:25
|-
|6
|1980
|1,500
|$0
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Bill Rodgers (runner)|Bill Rodgers]]
| rowspan="2" |{{USA}}
|33:58
|Peggy Schott
|
|43:59
|-
|7
|1981
|2,500
|$0
|
|33:26
|Beverly Roland-Miller
|{{USA}}
|41:26
|-
|8
|1982
|
|$0
|
|[[Robert de Castella]]
|{{AUS}}
|32:45*
|[[Ellen Hart (runner)|Ellen Hart]]
|
|38:24
|-
|9
|1983
|5,620
|$0
|
|[[Joseph Nzau]]
|{{KEN}}
|33:10
|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson]]
|{{USA}}
|37:26
|-
|10
|1984
|6,750
|$0
|
|[[Ashley Johnson (runner)|Ashley Johnson]]
|{{ZAF}}
|33:06
|[[Kellie Cathey]]
|{{USA}}
|38:04
|-
|11
|1985
|7,174
|$0
|
|[[Mark Curp]]
|{{USA}}
|32:56
| rowspan="2" |[[Joan Benoit Samuelson]]
| rowspan="2" |{{USA}}
|37:38
|-
|12
|1986
|9,325
|$0
|
|[[Geoff Smith (runner)|Geoff Smith]]
|{{GBR}}
|33:16
|37:56
|-
|13
|1987
|12,372
|$0
|
|[[Joseph Nzau]]
|{{KEN}}
|33:24
|[[Francie Larrieu Smith]]
|{{USA}}
|38:10
|-
|14
|1988
|12,425
|$0
|
|[[Mark Curp]]
|{{USA}}
|33:22
|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson]]
|{{USA}}
|37:59
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''Prize money offered''
|-
|15
|1989
|15,639
|$39,500
|
|[[Mark Nenow]]
|{{USA}}
|32:17
|[[Erin Baker]]
|{{NZL}}
|36:35
|-
|16
|1990
|16,521
|$39,250
|
|[[Steve Kogo]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:47
|[[María Trujillo]]
|{{MEX}}
|37:58
|-
|17
|1991
|18,124
|$39,250
|
|[[Ken Martin (athlete)|Ken Martin]]
|{{USA}}
|32:21
|[[Uta Pippig]]
|{{DEU}}
|37:04
|-
|18
|1992
|18,246
|$60,000
|
|[[Alejandro Cruz (runner)|Alejandro Cruz]]
|{{MEX}}
|32:21
|[[Olga Markova (runner)|Olga Markova]]
|{{EUN}}
|36:48
|-
|19
|1993
|
|$39,000
|
|[[Thomas Osano]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:10
|[[Uta Pippig]]
|{{DEU}}
|36:27
|-
|20
|1994
|20,097
|$40,000
|
|[[Benson Masya]]
|{{KEN}}
|31:56
|[[Tegla Loroupe]]
|{{KEN}}
|36:02
|-
|21
|1995
|18,354
|$39,750
|
|[[Phillimon Hanneck]]
|{{ZWE}}
|32:08
|[[Anne Hare]]
|{{NZL}}
|37:33
|-
|22
|1996
|18,108
|$39,250
|
|[[Peter Githuka]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:05
|[[Hellen Kimaiyo]]
|{{KEN}}
|36:18
|-
|23
|1997
|
|$80,000
|
|[[Khalid Khannouchi]]
|{{MAR}}
|32:54
|[[Colleen De Reuck]]
|{{ZAF}}
|37:34
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''Junior Bix Introduced''
|-
|24
|1998
|22,143
|$50,000
|
| rowspan="2" |[[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]]
| rowspan="2" |{{KEN}}
|31:51.99
|[[Colleen De Reuck]]
|{{ZAF}}
|36:38
|-
|25
|1999
|20,117
|$48,200
|
|32:59
|[[Catherine Ndereba]]
|{{KEN}}
|37:30
|-
|26
|2000
|15,011
|$49,800
|
|[[Mark Yatich]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:31
|[[Colleen De Reuck]]
|{{ZAF}}
|36:42
|-
| colspan="11" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''Brady Street Sprint Introduced''
|-
|27
|2001
|18,958
|$45,000
|
|[[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:24
|[[Catherine Ndereba]]
|{{KEN}}
|37:05
|-
|28
|2002
|19,658
|$45,000
|Yes
|[[Meb Keflezighi]]
|{{USA}}
|32:36
|[[Colleen De Reuck]]
|{{USA}}
|37:44
|-
|29
|2003
|
|$45,000
|
| rowspan="2" |[[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]]
| rowspan="2" |{{KEN}}
|32:34
|[[Catherine Ndereba]]
|{{KEN}}
|37:12
|-
|30
|2004
|16,627
|$45,000
|
|32:36
|[[Susan Chepkemei]]
|{{KEN}}
|35:24
|-
|31
|2005
|20,211
|$45,000
|
|[[Gilbert Okari]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:24
|[[Nuța Olaru]]
|{{ROU}}
|36:53
|-
|32
|2006
|
|$45,000
|
|[[Lawrence Kiprotich]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:13
|[[Susan Chepkemei]]
|{{KEN}}
|37:35
|-
|33
|2007
|
|$45,000
|
|[[Duncan Kibet]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:15
|[[Wude Ayalew]]
|{{ETH}}
|36:57
|-
|34
|2008
|13,711
|$45,000
|
|[[Edward Muge]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:16
|[[Edith Masai]]
|{{KEN}}
|37:20
|-
|35
|2009
|18,335
|$50,000
|Yes
|[[Meb Keflezighi]]
|{{USA}}
|32:25
|[[Molly Huddle]]
|{{USA}}
|37:39
|-
|36
|2010
|17,598
|$50,000
|Yes
|[[Ryan Hall (runner)|Ryan Hall]]
|{{USA}}
|32:55
|[[Lisa Uhl]]
|{{USA}}
|37:52
|-
|37
|2011
|18,057
|$50,000
|
| rowspan="2" |[[Silas Kipruto]]
| rowspan="2" |{{KEN}}
|32:36
|[[Caroline Rotich]]
|{{KEN}}
|36:42
|-
|38
|2012
|18,138
|$50,000
|
|32:31
|[[Margaret Muriuki]]
|{{KEN}}
|36:17
|-
|39
|2013
|
|$50,000
|
|[[Leonard Korir]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:15
|[[Sule Utura]]
|{{ETH}}
|36:34
|-
|40
|2014
|
|$50,000
|Yes
|[[Sean Quigley]]
|{{USA}}
|33:28
|[[Molly Huddle]]
|{{USA}}
|36:14
|-
|41
|2015
|17,293
|$50,000
|
|[[Leonard Korir]]
|{{KEN}}
|33:06
|[[Cynthia Limo]]
|{{KEN}}
|36:57
|-
|42
|2016
|
|$50,000
|
|[[Silas Kipruto]]
|{{KEN}}
|33:03
|[[Mary Keitany]]
|{{KEN}}
|35:18
|-
|43
|2017
|
|$50,000
|Yes
|[[Sam Chelanga]]
|{{USA}}
|32:52
|[[Aliphine Tuliamuk]]
|{{USA}}
|36:30
|-
|44
|2018
|
|
|
|[[Belay Tilahun]]
|{{ETH}}
|32:37
|[[Margaret Muriuki]]
|{{KEN}}
|35:57
|-
|45
|2019
|
|
|
|[[Leonard Barsoton]]
|{{KEN}}
|32:34
|[[Joyciline Jepkosgei]]
|{{KEN}}
|36:04
|-
|
|2020
| colspan="9" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''In person race cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Held as a virtual event.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abney |first1=Tess |title=2020 Quad-City Times Virtual Bix 7 Hits The Virtual Pavement This Weekend |url=https://www.quadcities.com/arts-and-entertainment-news/entertainment/2020-quad-city-times-virtual-bix-7/ |website=QuadCities.com |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>''
|-
|46
|2021
|
|
|Yes
|[[Leonard Korir]]
|{{USA}}
|32:48
|[[Edna Kiplagat]]
|{{KEN}}
|37:16
|-
|47<ref>{{cite web |title=Beautiful day for a Bix; Tiernan wins |url=https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/beautiful-day-for-a-bix-tiernan-wins/ |website=Our Quad Cities |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|2022
|6,086<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/180346/results/Event/1023187/Course/2265884/Results |title=Quad City Times Bix 7 |website=Athlinks |access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref>
|$30,800<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Bix Media Guide |url=https://bix7.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bix-Media-Guide-2022-2.pdf |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
|No
|[[Patrick Tiernan]]
|{{AUS}}
|32:32
|[[Fiona O'Keeffe]]
|{{USA}}
|35:58
|-
|48<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCoy |first1=Joe |title=Over 10,000 runners pound the pavement at 49th annual Quad Cities BIX 7 |url=https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/bix-7-davenport-running-race-runners-quad-cities/526-d737aa47-c7a9-40b3-9fd7-94e7ee332602 |website=WQAD |access-date=31 July 2023 |ref=wqad2023}}</ref>
|2023
|~10,000
|$50,000
|Yes
|[[Abbabiya Simbassa]]
|{{USA}}
|32:34
|[[Kellyn Taylor]]
|{{USA}}
|36:32
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bix7.com/ Quad-City Times Bix 7]
*[https://www.facebook.com/QCTBix7 Facebook Page]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVmh3FqxwZM&list=UUQFfCgz71wKQIDM7E0N9wXA/Bix 7 starting line 2010 YouTube By: Scott C. Holgorsen : Videographer Quad-Cities USA] 
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{{Bix Beiderbecke}}

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