Photos: See Quad-City Times photographers' favorite Bix 7 photos from 2024
A collection of favorite images from the 50th running of the Quad City Times Bix 7, selected by staff photographers Katelyn Metzger and Roy Dabner
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The Quad City Times parking lot was the setting for the Bix 7 afterparty for more than 16,000 participants on Saturday, July 27.
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Brothers cheer on their "Grammy" as she nears the finish line of the inaugural Bechtel Trust Senior Bix at the Isle Casino Hotel on Tuesday, July 23, in Bettendorf. Participants had the choice to run or walk one or two miles along the riverfront.Â
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Two of the biggest names of the Bix 7 race, Frank Shorter, left, and Bill Rodgers address the crowd prior to the start of the Bechtel Trusts Senior Bix on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
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Runners leave the mark in the eight-year-old division at the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday, July 26, in Davenport.
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Walkers make their way up Brady Street hill at the start of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27. A total of 16,586 people signed up for the various races held during the week. That's a 6,433 participant increase over the 10,153 who signed up last year.
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Young runners wait on the mark at the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday, July 26, in Davenport.
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Nathan Martin (17) of Jackson, Michigan battles with Mohamed El Aaraby of Morocco for second place in the men's division of the Quad City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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Raelynn Fuhlman, 7, of Silvis, receives some help as she finishes the race at the Arconic Jr. Bix on Friday, July 26, in Davenport.
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Devin Allbaugh of the Running Wild Elite crosses the finish line of the Quad City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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Liam Raabe gives his grandfather, Jim Raabe, a hug after he ran the inaugural Bechtel Trust Senior Bix at the Isle Casino Hotel on Tuesday, July 23, in Bettendorf.
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Meb Keflezighi, left, member of the Bix Fab Four crosses the finish line of the Quad City Times Bix hand-in-hand with Michael Mallon on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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Two runners warm up before Bechtel Trust Senior Bix at the Isle Casino Hotel on Tuesday, July 23, in Bettendorf.
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Russell Male Beat the Elite runner Colin Cartee crosses the finish line of the Quad City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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The 7-year-old division participants are anxious to start running at the Arconic Jr. Bix on Friday, July 26, in Davenport.
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Russell Female Beat the Elite runner Grace Boleyn crosses the finish line of the Quad City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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Wesley Kiptoo runs in the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport. He took an early lead and kept it throughout to win.Â
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Joe Gomez carries the American Flag as he runs the Quad City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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Jonathan Loney, of Yorktown, Indiana, competes in the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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Rachel Chebet of Uganda crosses the finish line of the Quad City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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A volunteer hands out water during the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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Wesley Kiptoo of Kenya crosses the finish line of the Quad City Times Bix 7 on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
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Brent Keemle, of Moline, tosses a cup into the trash during the 50th Quad-City Times Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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Sydney Hutchins of Rock Island and her friend Mickey Mouse went their separate ways during the three-year-old division of the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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Marilyn Monroe impersonators pose for a photo with a fan after the Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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One-year-old Callie Peters crosses the finish line with a big smile during the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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Wesley Kiptoo, of Kenya, accepts the first-place trophy after the Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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Two-year-old Tatum Grothus chases her shaddow during her heat of the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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Scenes from the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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Nine-month-old Briar Smith would rather check the taste of her medal than pose for a photo with her mother, Lexi, after crawling in the under one-year-old division of the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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A man rakes used water cups together along McClelland Blvd after the Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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From left, Bella Lombardi, Allie Stringer and Trey Pettigrew run in the four-year-old division of the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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Connor Herber, 15, of Bettendorf, plays the bagpipes for 50th Bix 7 runners on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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The Genesis Brady Street Sprints on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
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AnneMarie Derouin, of Coralville, runs in the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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The second leg runners in the Girls High School Relay event head up the hill during the Genesis Brady Street Sprints on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
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The top ten female runners from the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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The Bechtel Trusts Senior Bix on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
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A boy picks up used cups from McClelland Blvd. after the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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The top ten male runners from the 50th Bix 7 race on Saturday, July 27, in Davenport.
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The Bechtel Trusts Senior Bix on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
Katelyn Metzger
Photographer/Videographer
The 50th Quad-City Times Bix7 saw a large increase of participants, including a field of 13,508 who ran in Saturday's race.
Davenport police on Wednesday arrested a 29-year-old man in connection with a July 19 robbery and shooting incident at a local hotel.
The TBK Bank Quad Cities Marathon is scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 21-22 — a weekend of events ranging from a kids run up to the full marathon distance.
The free museum's current below-ground location has faced closures from flooding in 2019 and 2023
The City of Moline will begin a reconstruction project along 7th Avenue from 15th Street to 19th Street on Monday.
For the past 30 years or more, the Quad-City Times Bix 7 has been on the cutting edge of the road racing industry.
A Bettendorf insurance adjuster is facing forgery and identity theft charges after authorities claimed he forged signatures on insurance checks and deposited the money into his business's bank account.
A Geneseo man charged in the same case pleaded guilty in 2022.Â
