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	The Bill Rodgers Running Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bix Beiderbecke taught himself to play the cornet when he was in his teens, and died in 1931 at the age of 28.
		So, it is because of this sense of enthusiastic tradition, that classic corner honors the Bix 7 this month, with a heartfelt appreciation to Bill, Joan, and all of the people who put on the race.
		Congratulations to the Bix 7 for 25 years of putting on a road race that is 2nd to none, and congratulations to Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson for giving us so many thrills for so many years, and for representing our sport in such a classy and enthusiastic way!
	www.billrodgers.com /runningWise/classicCorner/runWise_cc_bixclassic.htm (1319 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Okari, Olaru Win Quad-City Times Bix 7 Titles
		DAVENPORT, Iowa - (July 30, 2005) - Bix Biederbecke was a jazz musician of some repute, so it would have done his heart good to see the number of athletes using his namesake race - the 31st Quad-City Times Bix 7 - as a tune-up for next month's World Championships of Track and Field.
		In only her second run over this hilly 7 mile course along the Mississippi, she disposed of a strong field that included Catherine Ndereba, who will defend her World Champs marathon title, and was bidding to win her fourth Bix title and coronet trophy in six tries.
		His Bix win was his fourth major title of the season, and he's placed in the top 10 eight times.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050801_RWire_Bix7.html (965 words)

	Chicago Athlete -- Regional News Article
		While DeReuck got her third Bix Championship, it was not to be for Korir who finished 8th, as fellow Kenyan Mark Yatich won in a sprint finish over Lazarus Nyakeraka and Reuben Cheruiyot.
		While enjoying his traditional Bix post race snack of "Mississippi Mud," a mysterious chocolate concoction prepared for him each year by a local fan, Bill commented that he was very pleased with his performance.
		"Bix is a demanding course and I feel good about running a 38:56 here today." Ed Froehlich in his 21st year as Race Director, once again oversaw one of the finest and highest quality events in America.
	www.chicagoaa.com /news/27680.html (638 words)

	Bix 7 helps Quad-City area grow into road racing hotbed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Whether it was John Hudetz or someone else who got the wheels turning, the consensus among locals is that the Bix 7 or something similar to it was bound to come out of the woodwork and get big.
		Even with tepid participation through its first few years of operation, the Bix filled that void, continuously grew and now, 25 years later, is one of the nation's premier summer competitions.
		Possibly the biggest asset to the explosion of the Bix 7 was the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Olympics by the United States, Canada, Japan and West Germany.
	www.qctimes.com /sports/990712_story2.html (749 words)

	If 7 miles is too far, try the Quick Bix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Even runners who enter the Bix intending to go the full seven miles have the option of changing their mind at the top of the Brady Street Hill.
		Bix 7, a kids race the night before the main event.
		Froehlich said he would be "completely happy" if the Bix gets 20,000 for the regular race, including the Quick Bix, plus 5,000 for the Jr.
	www.qctimes.com /sports/990331_story2.html (646 words)

	BIX index
		Jim Grover's BIX series of tapes came alive again starting on March 10, 2001, the 98th anniversary of Bix's birth: it was broadcast by radio station WMKV.
		Bart reinserted "cleaner'' recordings of Bix's music to deal with some audio bleeding that was on the original tapes we were working with." Bart, Frank and Bill have prepared an introduction.
		Thus, the entire "Bix" show was heard in the Tampa Bay area of Florida on "Dixieland Brunch" over WMNF during that time period.
	bixography.com /bix/BIX.html (2080 words)

	www.mensracing.com
		In addition to the race returning to a familiar date, the 29th annual edition of the Bix 7 will once again welcome world-class fields in the elite divisions.
		In 2002, the former UCLA star won five national titles (5K, 7 miles, 10,000m, Cross Country 12K and 15K) and finished the year ranked 9th in the world at 10,000 meters.
		The Bix 7 will again have the same prize structure for the top 10 men's and women's finishers.
	www.mensracing.com /news/2003/keflezighiatbix.html (421 words)

	The Running Network -- National News -- Article
		At the 28th annual Bix 7, deep U.S. fields are expected including 10 Olympians and 19 national champions and the top male and female contenders for the USARC Grand Prix.
		In conjunction with the Bix 7 and the USA 7 Mile Championships, there will be the Genesis Health and Fitness Expo at the Davenport RiverCenter, Alcoa Jr.
		The Bix 7, a Running USA Founding Member, is one of the largest U.S. running festivals with over 20,000 entrants in 2001.
	www.runningnetwork.com /news/bix72002preview.html (427 words)

	The Bixography Discussion Group
		It is possible that Bix's reading difficulty may have caused him problems when he first joined the Goldkette band, and may have been a cause for Bix leaving the band.My gues is that it was a decision by Goldkette.
		Bix was highly regarded by a wide cross section of the important "hot" players by 1924/25, and surely he was aware of that.
		Leon “Bix” Beiderbecke, described as “a riddle wrapped in an enigma”, was born in Iowa in 1903 and took the Roaring 20’s jazz scene by storm.
	www.network54.com /Forum/viewall?forumid=27140&it=13 (10631 words)

	News & Events \| St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa
		The St. Ambrose Alumni Office invites all alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the university to the annual Ambrosian Bix 7 Porch Party at the Bishop's House Inn on Saturday, July 24 at 7 a.m.
		The Bix 7 (that's seven mile) road race attracts nearly 20,000 runners on each year, and lures thousands more cheering fans to the roadside.
		Parking will be restricted to the neighborhood surrounding the Bishop's House and Bix 7 course, so plan on arriving early and allow time for a short walk to the Bishop's House.
	www.sau.edu /news/summer04/bix7.html (176 words)

	DesMoinesRegister.com \| Sports
		That hasn't hurt the Bix 7 when it comes to prestige, but it has dampened some of the competitive spirit.
		The Bix 7 grew in popularity during the 1980s thanks to the appearances of Americans such as Bill Rodgers and Joan Benoit Samuelson.
		For others, the Bix 7 is just one part of a three-day festival that includes jazz and riverboats.
	desmoinesregister.com /sports/stories/c6902891/15371134.html (716 words)

	Cool Running :: Korir Repeats, Chepkemei Sets Course Record at Quad-City Times Bix 7
		Ryan Shay used the fitness gained from training with 2004 Olympian and 2002 Bix 7 champion Meb Keflezighi at the Team Running USA California camp to finish as the top American in eighth place at 33:37 in his first visit to Bix.
		Meanwhile, the most competitive women's field in Bix history, with eight runners sporting sub-32 minute 10K PRs, charged out so fast from the start they were within sight of the lead men at a mile.
		With the good weather came a combined rise in the numbers for the Bix 7 and the Alcoa Jr.
	www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_1/korir-repeats-chepkemei-s.shtml (804 words)

	Bix Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Also demonstrating their jazz proficiency will be members of the Bix Jazz Society Youth Band, carriers of the torch for the next generation.
		Putting on an annual festival the size of this musical tribute to Bix is tremendously expensive and ticket fees alone cannot begin to sustain it.
		Continued success is dependent upon grants, sponsors, and donations large and small from Bix fans and supporters.
	www.bixsociety.org /festival.htm (294 words)

	Tour de Bix not your average run -- From Progress '98 February 9, 1998
		The Quad City Times Bix 7's allure starts with the fact that the course is anything but a piece of cake.
		At seven miles from start to finish line, the Bix is just a little longer, and a little more special, than the average run.
		The real Bix 7 voodoo doesn't hit until you show up early on race day and become part of the sprawling crowd gathering at the foot of Brady Street hill.
	www.qconline.com /progress98/ee/239.htm (1020 words)

	The Bixography Discussion Group
		Bix and A.D.(H.)D. Is Don Murray the Young Man to the Left of Bix in the Bix and the Rhythm Jugglers Photograph?
		In return, Bix, Tram etc. were proud to be in these top-class bands, learning interesting arrangements and getting the chance to actually play more jazz for more money than would have been possible in practically any other situation at the time.
		The Bix, or whoever statue from a tree, is the kind of "folk art" that the show documents.
	www.network54.com /Forum/viewall?forumid=27140&it=13 (11318 words)

	News & Events \| St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa
		West, who has been a part of St. Ambrose for one year, has qualified for the Brady Street sprint, a quarter-mile uphill dash that will be held for the first time this year before the Quad-City Times Bix 7 race.
		For the longer Bix 7 run, St. Ambrose faculty, staff, friends and their families are invited to an Ambrosian Bix party Saturday, July 21, at the Bishop’s House Inn.
		Parking will be restricted in the neighborhood surrounding the Bishop’s House and the Bix 7 course, so plan to arrive early and allow time for a short walk to the Bishop’s House.
	www.sau.edu /news/fall01/bixfest.htm (285 words)

	Volunteers have spirit to keep QCT Bix 7 running (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Prior to the McKamey's involvement with oil cloth, the bibs used at the Bix were printed on light-weight cardboard.
		When Froehlich took over the reigns as the director of the Bix 7 race 20 years ago, he surrounded himself with friends and running buddies.
		This year is a different story, with the need for additional assistance for the Quick Bix and a possibility that the close proximity to the Quad-City Air Show and the John Deere Classic may be limiting volunteer efforts.
	www.qctimes.com /sports/990726_story7.html (1008 words)

	Genesis Health System - News - 2002 - An Amazing Display Of Unity
		They and all the 5,000 Bix volunteers represent the best of the Quad Cities and exemplify the spirit behind the fine community in which we live.
		Throughout much of Bix 7 history, Genesis medical professionals have staffed a medical tent at the 7-mile race and helped hundreds of over-heated runners and spectators who succumb to the traditionally humid Bix-morning temperatures.
		Bix 7, tending to overheated youngsters, skinned knees and breathing problems.
	www.genesishealth.com /news/2002/volunteers.aspx (894 words)

	BixBeiderbeckeMemorialSociety.htm
		The theme of this year's festival was "Bix and Spiegle, Together Again." The three usual classes of activities took place: concerts at LeClaire Park, at the Col Ballroom, at the Danceland Ballroom and at the Holiday Inn; the concert at Bix's graveside; the jazz lithurgy at the presbyterian Church.
		The characteristic Bix vibrato and his articulation were missing, Randy told me. In addition, he did not think that the soloist in any of the takes of the two tunes exhibited any signs of weakness.
		Although the idea of of a yearly gathering in Davenport, Iowa, Bix's hometown, had been discussed in the early fifties and in the sixties, it was not until 1971 that the idea took root.
	ms.cc.sunysb.edu /~alhaim/BixBeiderbeckeMemorialSociety.htm (8202 words)

	Wire 2003 -29
		DAVENPORT, IA - (April 9, 2003) - Officials from the Quad-City Times Bix 7 today officially kicked off registration for the 29th edition of the race with details of the first-ever All City Challenge.
		It is a fitting tribute to Kapheim who was serving as the assistant race director for the Bix 7 and as president of the Cornbelt Running Club when she died suddenly on Dec. 21, 2002 at the age of 55.
		Bix 7 Race Director Ed Froehlich hopes the QCA will embrace the idea and make it a tribute his friend would be proud of.
	www.runningusa.org /media/wire2003/Wire2003-29.html (2002 words)

	The Running Network -- National News -- Article
		Greeted by a standing ovation at the awards ceremony, Samuelson said "Even though the temperature was low, Bix always heats up to be a great race".
		"Bix is a demanding course and I feel good about running a 38:56 here today".
		Janelle Swanberg - USA - 48:28 For more information on the Bix 7, be sure to visit its website at http://www.bix7.com.
	www.runningnetwork.com /news/27764.html (859 words)

	Palmer College of Chiropractic, News, palmer Participates in Bix 7 Road Race (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Since 1975, Bix and Palmer have gone hand-in-hand, and this year was no exception.
		Palmer students, employees and alumni were involved––cheering on runners and walkers from the sidelines or the Skywalk, providing chiropractic care at the finish line and even wearing a vertebra.
		Community members and Palmer faculty and staff enjoyed a pre-race, VIP breakfast in the Student Union and watched the race from the Palmer skywalk.
	www.palmer.edu /News/08_24_04/Bix_2004.htm (173 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Past Champions Korir, Ndereba Headline Quad-City Times ...
		The 31st Quad-City Times Bix 7 is set for Saturday, July 30 beginning at 8:00am.
		For the first time in a major North American road race, she will be joined by sister Anastasia (third Bix start) and brother Samuel (second Bix start) in the same field.
		Next in his sights is Samuelson who with her master's title last year won her ninth overall Bix crown (four Open and five masters).
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050725_Bix7.html (413 words)

	MuscatineJournal.com
		Farlinger, of West Liberty, was off to the Quad-City Times Bix 7, a world-caliber race known for its challenging course and named after Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary, Davenport-born jazz musician.
		Temperatures in the 60s and overcast skies created an unusually comfortable climate for the 16,000-plus runners at the 30th annual Bix 7.
		The cool temperature was the first thing Muscatine's Kandace Tjebkes mentioned she and her husband, Jeff, left the Davenport River Center and headed toward the staggered lineup of racers some three blocks away.
	www.muscatinejournal.com /articles/2004/07/26/news/news4.txt (805 words)

	Page 2 - Training for PR in BIX 7 (7 mile Hell)
		Bix 7 course, but that may give you some ideas for short hill training.
		Bix, and the factor is about a 6.5% time penalty.
		The Bix course record times are available on the website.
	www.cyclingforums.com /t-66700-15-2.html (4945 words)

	The Complete OKeh /Brunswick Bix, Trumbauer & Teagarden #211
		Although Bill Rank and Chauncey Morehouse recall Bix as the soloist on “Sugar” and the suggestion that Bix is the one heard in the final eight bars, it is more than likely not him.
		The brothers Bo and Bob Ashford are stronger candidates for the trumpet chairs as two of the composers of “Sugar” were present at this session and claimed that Bob Ashford was the soloist.
		Recordings by Bix and Trumbauer with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra are not included, as we felt that some of the music would be inconsistent to the rest of the material offered.
	www.mosaicrecords.com /discography.asp?number=211-MD-CD (6023 words)

	Public Works of Art - Bix Beiderbecke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This life-sized bronze depicts two champions of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 race: Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rogers.
		Except for 1984, when she was away winning the first women's Olympic marathon in history, she has returned to run the race every year since.
		In 1980, as the best road runner in the world, Bill Rogers brought national attention to the Bix 7 and helped it explode in size.
	www.wiu.edu /art/public_art/html/bixrunners.html (139 words)

	Davenport, Iowa
		Davenport is also the home of a large and well-known Blues festival, as well as a jazz festival dedicated to Davenport native Bix Beiderbecke.
		An internationally known seven-mile foot race called the Bix 7 is run during the festival.
		Saint Ambrose University is also located in Davenport.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/d/da/davenport__iowa.html (595 words)

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		For the last several years, Bix fans have been gathering in front of Bix's last residence at 43-30 46th Street in Sunnyside, Queens, NY on the anniversay of his death which occurred on August 6, 1931.
		The music and gathering begin at about 7 pm in the All Saints Churchyard, adjacent to the building where Bix lived and died in the summer of 1931.
		Around 9 pm, the Bix fans, with candles lit, walk from the courtyard to the front of the building where Bix died and pay hommage to him by playing ""I'll Be A Friend With Pleasure", one of he last recordings made by Bix in his much too short life.
	ms.cc.sunysb.edu /~alhaim/links.htm (1053 words)

	August 5, 1998
		Following the running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race in late July Rodgers, his older brother Charlie and their father Charles Rodgers, Jr.
		I read a Bix 7 post-race interview with Bill Rodgers which mentioned he had worn his grandfather's Monmouth College football letter sweater in a half-marathon race in 1976 and that the family had a connection to the local area," said Pio.
		For the record Bill Rodgers, who has set American marks at 15K, 20K and 25K during his illustrious running career, finished this year's Bix 7 with a new 50-59 age group mark of 38:10 and has continued to break 50+ age-group records at road races throughout the country.
	department.monm.edu /sportsinfo/xcrodgers080598.html (769 words)

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