With all the focus on the Olympics this past week, a few Quad Citiens took to the streets in Davenport and went on a run last Saturday morning.
18, 138 people to be exact, and it was no ordinary morning jog.
The Quad City Times Bix 7 is now in the books and the weather couldn’t have been any better. With record highs the past few months and with the first Bix at 6 training run being canceled due to a heat advisory, there was some talk about how hot the actual race day would be. We couldn’t have been more wrong as the temperature was in the lower 70’s for most of the race, and if you are a runner like myself, that is perfect running weather.
Local runner, John Sierra didn’t have a lot of time to train for this year’s Bix, but still beat his time from last year. “My training was very brief this year due to my work schedule, working long hours and then when I got off, it was still hot out. I could only practice twice before the actual race,” said Sierra. “The weather was great this year especially compared to last year. This was my second year running the Bix and I shaved off over 9 minutes compared to my time last year.”
For some runners in the Quad Cities, the Bix 7 is the end goal for their summer running, but for many others, Sierra included, it is used for something even bigger. “I started training at the end of this week for my first marathon,” said Sierra. “I’m a little nervous and excited all at once.” With the Quad City Marathon only nine weeks away, the 7 miles from the Bix will seem so short when challenged with 13.1 or 26.2 miles that day. One thing is for sure, whether you ran, jogged, or walked at this year’s Bix 7, everyone was a gold medal winner that morning. “I’ve been running for three years now,” said Sierra. “The Bix is by far my favorite!”
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