Bix 7
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Brady Street hill during the Bix 7 in 1998
The Bix 7 foot race is an annual 7 mile race held in Davenport, Iowa. It is held every year on the same weekend as the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival in late July or early August.
The race originally started out as separate from the jazz festival. A few dozen people ran the first race. In the mid-1970's it affiliated with the festival, and slowly began to grow. Today, 15,000 to 20,000 people typically run it. It is one of the largest non-marathon foot races in the country, and draws top runners from all over the world. The 7 mile course is known for its steep hills. The first mile of the course is all uphill.
