Bix 7 | |
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Date | Last Saturday of July |
Location | Davenport, Iowa |
Event type | Road |
Distance | 7 miles |
Primary sponsor | Quad-City Times |
Established | 1975 |
Course records | Men: 31:51.99 (1998) Mark Yatich Women: 35:18 (2016) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany |
Official site | 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.