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Quad-City Times Bix 7

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The course

The seven miles begin at Brady and 4th Street and go straight up Brady Street Hill, which the organiser puts at a 7 to 9% grade for about a third of a mile.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Brady Street Hill, straight from the startA 7 to 9% hill of a third of a mile, right after the start.
  • Up Brady, out to River Drive, the same way backBrady, Kirkwood, Jersey Ridge, Middle Road, McClellan, River Drive.
  • The 53rd running in 2027The 53rd running in 2027, with live bands and a finish party.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientBrady Street Hill, straight from the startA 7 to 9% hill of a third of a mile, right after the start.

The organiser says the Bix 7 starts at the intersection of Brady and 4th Street and goes up Brady Street Hill at once. It describes the hill as about a 7 to 9% grade, or 4 to 5 degrees, for around one third of a mile. The race is a 7-mile out-and-back through downtown Davenport that begins at the base of that hill and, in the organiser’s words, starts at the Mississippi River.

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Whole courseGeometryUp Brady, out to River Drive, the same way backBrady, Kirkwood, Jersey Ridge, Middle Road, McClellan, River Drive.

From Brady Street runners turn right onto Kirkwood (Bix) Boulevard, climb Jersey Ridge Road, turn right onto Middle Road and right again onto McClellan Boulevard to the turnaround at River Drive. Runners come back the same way and turn left onto 3rd Street to the finish line. Splits are given at every mile marker, with a timing mat at the halfway point.

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Whole courseCrowdThe 53rd running in 2027The 53rd running in 2027, with live bands and a finish party.

The organiser describes the race on 24 July 2027 as its 53rd running, with live bands, crowds along the course, Olympic medalists and elite athletes in the field, and the Midwest’s biggest post-race party. Every runner receives four free Bix@6 training runs on a closed course with hydration support.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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Race fuel for Davenport

One gel every 40 minutes once you are past about 75 minutes of running, plus a spare.

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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