Alex Maier and Vibian Chepkirui raced to victory Saturday in the 51st annual Quad-City Times Bix 7.
Around 14,500 runners registered for the annual dash through the streets of Davenport, organizers said just before the race began.
The race was delayed by an hour due to thunderstorms, kicking off at 9Â a.m. instead of 8 a.m.
Alex Maier crosses the finish line for the men's win at the 51st Quad-City Times Bix 7, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Davenport.
Maier’s victory added to an outstanding string of performances this year that has included victories in the Steamboat Classic 4-miler, the USA Track & Field 10-mile championship, the Dusseldorf Marathon and the USATF Half-marathon. The 25-year-old former Oklahoma State University star was running the Bix 7 for the first time.
Maier's time of 32:02 is a record for an American.
Women's winner Vibian Chepkirui crosses the finish line during the 2025 Quad-City Times Bix 7, Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Davenport.
Chepkirui, 34, continued Kenya’s long tradition of domination in the Bix 7. This marks the 17th time the women’s championship has been won by a runner from that country. Chepkirui won the Beijing Marathon and Atlanta Half-marathon in 2023 and was the runnerup in the Marathon de Rio de Janeiro earlier this year.
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Photos: 13 images from the John Deere Shakeout Run
Runners and walkers pose for a photo before the John Deere Shakeout Run on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Bill Rodgers helps lead the John Deere Shakeout Run on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Pam Campbell, of Hoffman, Illinois, chats with Bill Rodgers after the John Deere Shakeout at the John Deere Pavilion on Friday, July 25, in Moline. Quad-City Times Bix 7 participants were invited to run or walk a one or two-mile jaunt along the Mississippi River with Bix legends Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rodgers, starting and ending at the John Deere Pavilion ahead of Saturday's race.
Bix legend Bill Rodgers signs autographs after the John Deere Shakeout on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Race Director Michelle Jeuhring speaks to the group of runners before the John Deere Shakeout on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
A group pf about 100 people run the John Deere Shakeout on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Two women stretch and rest on the John Deere Pavillion after the Shakeout Run on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Pam Hoffman and Bill Rodgers pose for a photo in front of a John Deere combine after the John Deere Shakeout on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Runners look over a John Deere tractor and baler before the Shakeout on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Bill Rodgers, middle, chats with fellow runners before the John Deere Shakeout on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Bix legends Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rodgers talk to the John Deere Shakeout runners on Friday, July 25, 2025, in Moline.
A runner stretches before the John Deere Shakeout on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
Scenes from the John Deere Shakeout Run on Friday, July 25, in Moline.
