Bix 7 Road Race

Bix 7
DateLast Saturday of July
LocationDavenport, Iowa
Event typeRoad
Distance7 miles
Primary sponsorQuad-City Times
Established1975 (1975)
Course recordsMen: 31:51.99 (1998)
Mark Yatich
Women: 35:18 (2016)
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.

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