For five decades, the streets of Davenport have seen people "run with the best." Today marks the 50th running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7. Thousands of runners and walkers will climb the daunting Brady Street Hill before continuing to the full 7-mile course or the Prairie Farms 2-mile Quick Bix.
Volunteers unload a pallet of 80 bags of ice in the Quad-City Times parking lot ahead of the Arconic Junior Bix on Friday. The 50th Quad-City Times Bix 7 is set for Saturday morning. Race Director Michelle Juehring said there’s no race quite like the QC Times Bix 7.
“It’s an amazing accomplishment of the collective efforts of so many people and something that all of us can feel proud of,” she said. “I’m just so very grateful to have a small role in this huge event.” Quad-City Times Bix 7 Race Director Michelle Juehring thanks the city council for the city's support of the race and events and for proclaiming the week of July 20-27 to be the 50th Quad-City Times Bix 7 week.
This will be Juehring’s 21st year involved with the race, she said, and her fifth as race director. Originally from Wisconsin, Juehring said when she moved to Davenport it felt like she was in a bigger city, but that it had a hometown feel to it — a sense of community. And race week, she said, is exactly like that.
With everyone that is involved, such as the volunteers, sponsors and participants, the race QC Times Bix 7 embodies a sense of community. “There’s just so much beauty in the fellowsh.