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{{Short description|Annual road race held in Davenport, Iowa}} |
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{{Infobox athletics race|name=Bix 7|image=Bix7.jpg|date=Last Saturday of July|location=[[Davenport, Iowa]]|type=[[Road running|Road]]|distance=7 miles|sponsor=[[Quad-City Times]]|est={{start date and age|1975|p=y}}|record='''Men:''' 31:51.99 (1998) <br /> {{flagicon|KEN}} [[Mark Yatich]] <br />'''Women:''' 35:18 (2016) <br />{{flagicon|KEN}} [[Mary Jepkosgei Keitany]]|homepage={{URL|www.bix7.com|Bix 7}}|participants=18,000+}} |
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| name = Bix 7 Road Race |
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| logo = |
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| logo_caption = |
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| image = Bix7.jpg |
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| caption = Starting Line in 2008 |
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| status = <!-- e.g. defunct, active, inactive ... --> |
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| genre = Seven-Mile Road Race |
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| date = Last Saturday of July |
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| begins = |
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| ends = |
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| frequency = Annual |
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| venue = |
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| location = [[Davenport, Iowa]] |
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| coordinates = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LON|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} --> |
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| country = [[United States]] |
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| years_active = |
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| first = {{Start date|1975}} |
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| founder_name = John Hudetz |
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| last = <!-- Date of most recent event; if the event will not be held again, use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> |
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| participants = 18,000+ |
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| budget = |
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| activity = Road Race |
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| patron = [[Quad-City Times]] |
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| website = {{URL|www.bix7.com}} |
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}} |
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The '''Bix 7 Road Race''' is held annually in [[Davenport, Iowa]], as a commemoration to Davenport native and [[jazz]] musician [[Bix Beiderbecke]]. It is followed a week later by the [[Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival]]. |
The '''Bix 7 Road Race''' is held annually in [[Davenport, Iowa]], as a commemoration to Davenport native and [[jazz]] musician [[Bix Beiderbecke]]. It is followed a week later by the [[Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival]]. |
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==Race== |
==Race== |
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The 7 mile road race is annually held during late July, in the streets of downtown [[Davenport, Iowa]]. The race was founded in 1975 by John Hudetz, a resident of [[Bettendorf, Iowa]]. After competing in the 1974 [[Boston Marathon]], Hudetz was inspired to bring the excitement to the [[Quad-Cities]] with a race of his own. |
The 7 mile road race is annually held during late July, in the streets of downtown [[Davenport, Iowa]]. The race was founded in 1975 by John Hudetz, a resident of [[Bettendorf, Iowa]]. After competing in the 1974 [[Boston Marathon]], Hudetz was inspired to bring the excitement to the [[Quad-Cities]] with a race of his own. The inaugural race had a field consisting of eighty-four runners.<ref name=Times>{{cite news|title= Q-C race has grown from a humble beginning into one of the nation's most spectacular events |work=Quad-City Times|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_59ed56e0-06cf-5e3d-9f7d-931fb4fd9127.html|date=1994-07-31|access-date =2009-09-22}}</ref> Today the race is often run by 12,000 to 18,000 runners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_4260b52b-7468-5a5c-bc49-cd54ab237f1a.html|title=Q-C area entries lagging Of the 10,000 signed up, 1/3 are from the area|work=Quad-City Times|date=2007-06-26|access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_0cd79c67-d52c-5a2c-b588-07e0a591d56e.html|title=Viewpoint: Quality of Bix 7 isn't measured in size|work=Quad-City Times|date=2008-07-27 |access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref> |
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The run took it's name from Bix Beiderbecke, a world famous jazz pioneer who came from Davenport. The Bix 7 was held the same weekend as 3 day annual [[Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival]] to capitalize on the fest's popularity, the jazz fest having begun 4 years before the Bix 7. The two events shared the same weekend for 40 years until the Bix Fest moved to the following weekend in 2011. The Bix 7 is a separate organization from the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival. |
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The inaugural race had a field consisting of eighty-four runners.<ref name=Times>{{cite news|title= Q-C race has grown from a humble beginning into one of the nation's most spectacular events |work=Quad-City Times|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_59ed56e0-06cf-5e3d-9f7d-931fb4fd9127.html|date=1994-07-31|access-date =2009-09-22}}</ref> Today the race is often run by 12,000 to 18,000 runners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_4260b52b-7468-5a5c-bc49-cd54ab237f1a.html|title=Q-C area entries lagging Of the 10,000 signed up, 1/3 are from the area|work=Quad-City Times|date=2007-06-26|access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_0cd79c67-d52c-5a2c-b588-07e0a591d56e.html|title=Viewpoint: Quality of Bix 7 isn't measured in size|work=Quad-City Times|date=2008-07-27 |access-date=2008-11-10}}</ref> |
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The United States’ boycott of the 1980 Olympics helped gain the Bix 7 exposure. [[Bill Rodgers (runner)|Bill Rodgers]], the world's top distance runner at the time, was unable to compete in Moscow, so he went to Davenport instead.<ref>[http://qctimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/article_d73c26c5-1b63-51cb-9820-b4837637fd95.html "History of Bix 7"]</ref> The leadership of Race Director Ed Froehlich, promotion by the Quad-City Times newspaper, and generosity from several corporate sponsorships, has helped the Bix 7 develop into the largest non-marathon race in the [[Midwest]],<ref name=Times3>{{cite news|title=Officials unveil new plans for road race |work=Quad-City Times |url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_3cb7f788-24a5-11de-bc94-001cc4c002e0.html|date=2009-04-08|access-date=2009-09-22}}</ref> The race consistently draws elite talent from all over the globe. Running legends Bill Rodgers and 1984 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist [[Joan Benoit Samuelson]] also compete yearly.<ref name=Times2>{{cite news|title=Costumes abound during Bix 7 race, festivities|work=Quad-City Times|url=http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_fa2a8ab8-795c-11de-866a-001cc4c002e0.html|date=2009-07-25|access-date =2009-09-22}}</ref> |
The United States’ boycott of the 1980 Olympics helped gain the Bix 7 exposure. [[Bill Rodgers (runner)|Bill Rodgers]], the world's top distance runner at the time, was unable to compete in Moscow, so he went to Davenport instead.<ref>[http://qctimes.com/lifestyles/leisure/article_d73c26c5-1b63-51cb-9820-b4837637fd95.html "History of Bix 7"]</ref> The leadership of Race Director Ed Froehlich, promotion by the Quad-City Times newspaper, and generosity from several corporate sponsorships, has helped the Bix 7 develop into the largest non-marathon race in the [[Midwest]],<ref name=Times3>{{cite news|title=Officials unveil new plans for road race |work=Quad-City Times |url=http://www.qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/article_3cb7f788-24a5-11de-bc94-001cc4c002e0.html|date=2009-04-08|access-date=2009-09-22}}</ref> The race consistently draws elite talent from all over the globe. Running legends Bill Rodgers and 1984 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist [[Joan Benoit Samuelson]] also compete yearly.<ref name=Times2>{{cite news|title=Costumes abound during Bix 7 race, festivities|work=Quad-City Times|url=http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_fa2a8ab8-795c-11de-866a-001cc4c002e0.html|date=2009-07-25|access-date =2009-09-22}}</ref> |
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The run is primarily sponsored by the [[Quad City Times]].The race has several other sponsors, at the Platinum, Gold Medal, and contributing level respectively |
The run is primarily sponsored by the [[Quad City Times]] and is a separate entity from the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society and the [[Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival]], which is held the following weekend. The race has several other sponsors, at the Platinum, Gold Medal, and contributing level respectively. |
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== Champions == |
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{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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|+ |
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!Edition<ref>{{Cite web|title=ARRS - Race series: Quad-City Times Bix|url=https://more.arrs.run/raceSeries/112|access-date=2021-10-09|website=more.arrs.run}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bix 7 year-by-year history|url=https://qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/bix-7-year-by-year-history/article_664e3416-78fa-11e1-8d34-001871e3ce6c.html|access-date=2021-10-09|website=The Quad-City Times|language=en}}</ref> |
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!Year |
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!Entries |
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!Purse |
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!USATF Championship |
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!Men's Winner |
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!Country |
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!Time |
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!Women's Winner |
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!Country |
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!Time |
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|- |
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|1 |
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|1975 |
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|84 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Lucien Rosa]] |
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|{{LKA}} |
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|34:33.8 |
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| rowspan="2" |Kim Merritt |
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| rowspan="2" |{{USA}} |
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|41:04 |
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|- |
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|2 |
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|1976 |
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| |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|Dan Copper |
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|{{USA}} |
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|36:47 |
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|41:33 |
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|- |
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|3 |
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|1977 |
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|350 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|Kevin Mcdonald |
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| |
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| |
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|Lynn Schmidt |
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| |
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| |
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|- |
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|4 |
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|1978 |
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|500 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|John Lodwick |
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|{{USA}} |
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|34:56 |
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|Kathy Loper |
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|{{USA}} |
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|45:38 |
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|- |
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|5 |
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|1979 |
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|800 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|Gregg Newell |
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|{{USA}} |
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|35:40 |
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|Ilene Kimsey |
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|{{USA}} |
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|46:25 |
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|- |
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|6 |
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|1980 |
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|1,500 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Bill Rodgers (runner)|Bill Rodgers]] |
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| rowspan="2" |{{USA}} |
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|33:58 |
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|Peggy Schott |
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| |
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|43:59 |
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|- |
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|7 |
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|1981 |
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|2,500 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|33:26 |
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|Beverly Roland-Miller |
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|{{USA}} |
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|41:26 |
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|- |
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|8 |
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|1982 |
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| |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Robert de Castella]] |
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|{{AUS}} |
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|32:45* |
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|[[Ellen Hart (runner)|Ellen Hart]] |
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| |
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|38:24 |
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|- |
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|9 |
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|1983 |
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|5,620 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Joseph Nzau]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|33:10 |
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|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|37:26 |
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|- |
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|10 |
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|1984 |
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|6,750 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Ashley Johnson (runner)|Ashley Johnson]] |
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|{{ZAF}} |
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|33:06 |
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|[[Kellie Cathey]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|38:04 |
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|- |
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|11 |
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|1985 |
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|7,174 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Mark Curp]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:56 |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Joan Benoit Samuelson]] |
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| rowspan="2" |{{USA}} |
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|37:38 |
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|- |
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|12 |
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|1986 |
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|9,325 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Geoff Smith (runner)|Geoff Smith]] |
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|{{GBR}} |
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|33:16 |
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|37:56 |
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|- |
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|13 |
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|1987 |
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|12,372 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Joseph Nzau]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|33:24 |
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|[[Francie Larrieu Smith]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|38:10 |
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|- |
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|14 |
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|1988 |
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|12,425 |
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|$0 |
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| |
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|[[Mark Curp]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|33:22 |
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|[[Joan Benoit Samuelson]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|37:59 |
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| colspan="11" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''Prize money offered'' |
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|- |
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|15 |
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|1989 |
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|15,639 |
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|$39,500 |
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| |
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|[[Mark Nenow]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:17 |
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|[[Erin Baker]] |
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|{{NZL}} |
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|36:35 |
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|16 |
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|1990 |
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|16,521 |
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|$39,250 |
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| |
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|[[Steve Kogo]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:47 |
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|[[María Trujillo]] |
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|{{MEX}} |
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|37:58 |
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|17 |
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|1991 |
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|18,124 |
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|$39,250 |
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| |
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|[[Ken Martin (athlete)|Ken Martin]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:21 |
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|[[Uta Pippig]] |
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|{{DEU}} |
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|37:04 |
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|- |
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|18 |
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|1992 |
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|18,246 |
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|$60,000 |
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| |
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|[[Alejandro Cruz (runner)|Alejandro Cruz]] |
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|{{MEX}} |
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|32:21 |
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|[[Olga Markova (runner)|Olga Markova]] |
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|{{EUN}} |
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|36:48 |
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|- |
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|19 |
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|1993 |
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| |
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|$39,000 |
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| |
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|[[Thomas Osano]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:10 |
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|[[Uta Pippig]] |
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|{{DEU}} |
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|36:27 |
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|- |
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|20 |
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|1994 |
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|20,097 |
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|$40,000 |
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| |
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|[[Benson Masya]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|31:56 |
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|[[Tegla Loroupe]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|36:02 |
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|- |
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|21 |
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|1995 |
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|18,354 |
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|$39,750 |
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| |
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|[[Phillimon Hanneck]] |
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|{{ZWE}} |
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|32:08 |
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|[[Anne Hare]] |
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|{{NZL}} |
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|37:33 |
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|- |
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|22 |
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|1996 |
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|18,108 |
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|$39,250 |
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| |
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|[[Peter Githuka]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:05 |
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|[[Hellen Kimaiyo]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|36:18 |
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|- |
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|23 |
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|1997 |
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| |
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|$80,000 |
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| |
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|[[Khalid Khannouchi]] |
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|{{MAR}} |
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|32:54 |
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|[[Colleen De Reuck]] |
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|{{ZAF}} |
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|37:34 |
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|- |
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| colspan="11" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''Junior Bix Introduced'' |
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|- |
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|24 |
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|1998 |
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|22,143 |
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|$50,000 |
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| |
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| rowspan="2" |[[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]] |
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| rowspan="2" |{{KEN}} |
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|31:51.99 |
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|[[Colleen De Reuck]] |
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|{{ZAF}} |
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|36:38 |
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|- |
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|25 |
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|1999 |
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|20,117 |
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|$48,200 |
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| |
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|32:59 |
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|[[Catherine Ndereba]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|37:30 |
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|- |
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|26 |
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|2000 |
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|15,011 |
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|$49,800 |
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| |
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|[[Mark Yatich]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:31 |
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|[[Colleen De Reuck]] |
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|{{ZAF}} |
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|36:42 |
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|- |
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| colspan="11" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''Brady Street Sprint Introduced'' |
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|- |
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|27 |
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|2001 |
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|18,958 |
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|$45,000 |
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| |
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|[[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:24 |
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|[[Catherine Ndereba]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|37:05 |
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|- |
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|28 |
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|2002 |
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|19,658 |
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|$45,000 |
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|Yes |
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|[[Meb Keflezighi]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:36 |
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|[[Colleen De Reuck]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|37:44 |
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|- |
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|29 |
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|2003 |
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| |
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|$45,000 |
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| |
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| rowspan="2" |[[John Korir Kipsang|John Korir]] |
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| rowspan="2" |{{KEN}} |
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|32:34 |
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|[[Catherine Ndereba]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|37:12 |
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|- |
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|30 |
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|2004 |
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|16,627 |
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|$45,000 |
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| |
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|32:36 |
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|[[Susan Chepkemei]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|35:24 |
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|- |
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|31 |
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|2005 |
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|20,211 |
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|$45,000 |
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| |
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|[[Gilbert Okari]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:24 |
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|[[Nuța Olaru]] |
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|{{ROU}} |
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|36:53 |
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|- |
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|32 |
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|2006 |
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| |
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|$45,000 |
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| |
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|[[Lawrence Kiprotich]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:13 |
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|[[Susan Chepkemei]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|37:35 |
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|- |
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|33 |
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|2007 |
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| |
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|$45,000 |
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| |
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|[[Duncan Kibet]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:15 |
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|[[Wude Ayalew]] |
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|{{ETH}} |
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|36:57 |
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|- |
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|34 |
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|2008 |
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|13,711 |
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|$45,000 |
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| |
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|[[Edward Muge]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:16 |
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|[[Edith Masai]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|37:20 |
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|- |
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|35 |
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|2009 |
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|18,335 |
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|$50,000 |
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|Yes |
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|[[Meb Keflezighi]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:25 |
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|[[Molly Huddle]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|37:39 |
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|- |
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|36 |
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|2010 |
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|17,598 |
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|$50,000 |
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|Yes |
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|[[Ryan Hall (runner)|Ryan Hall]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:55 |
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|[[Lisa Uhl]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|37:52 |
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|- |
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|37 |
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|2011 |
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|18,057 |
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|$50,000 |
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| |
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| rowspan="2" |[[Silas Kipruto]] |
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| rowspan="2" |{{KEN}} |
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|32:36 |
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|[[Caroline Rotich]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|36:42 |
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|- |
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|38 |
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|2012 |
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|18,138 |
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|$50,000 |
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| |
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|32:31 |
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|[[Margaret Muriuki]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|36:17 |
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|- |
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|39 |
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|2013 |
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| |
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|$50,000 |
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| |
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|[[Leonard Korir]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:15 |
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|[[Sule Utura]] |
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|{{ETH}} |
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|36:34 |
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|- |
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|40 |
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|2014 |
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|$50,000 |
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|Yes |
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|[[Sean Quigley]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|33:28 |
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|[[Molly Huddle]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|36:14 |
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|- |
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|41 |
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|2015 |
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|17,293 |
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|$50,000 |
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| |
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|[[Leonard Korir]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|33:06 |
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|[[Cynthia Limo]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|36:57 |
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|- |
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|42 |
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|2016 |
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| |
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|$50,000 |
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| |
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|[[Silas Kipruto]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|33:03 |
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|[[Mary Keitany]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|35:18 |
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|43 |
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|2017 |
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|$50,000 |
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|Yes |
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|[[Sam Chelanga]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:52 |
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|[[Aliphine Tuliamuk]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|36:30 |
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|- |
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|44 |
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|2018 |
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| |
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| |
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|[[Belay Tilahun]] |
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|{{ETH}} |
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|32:37 |
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|[[Margaret Muriuki]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|35:57 |
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|- |
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|45 |
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|2019 |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|[[Leonard Barsoton]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|32:34 |
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|[[Joyciline Jepkosgei]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|36:04 |
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|- |
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| |
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|2020 |
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| colspan="9" align="center" data-sort-value="" |''In person race cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Held as a virtual event.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Abney |first1=Tess |title=2020 Quad-City Times Virtual Bix 7 Hits The Virtual Pavement This Weekend |url=https://www.quadcities.com/arts-and-entertainment-news/entertainment/2020-quad-city-times-virtual-bix-7/ |website=QuadCities.com |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>'' |
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|- |
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|46 |
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|2021 |
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| |
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| |
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|Yes |
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|[[Leonard Korir]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:48 |
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|[[Edna Kiplagat]] |
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|{{KEN}} |
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|37:16 |
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|- |
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|47<ref>{{cite web |title=Beautiful day for a Bix; Tiernan wins |url=https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/beautiful-day-for-a-bix-tiernan-wins/ |website=Our Quad Cities |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> |
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|2022 |
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|6,086<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/180346/results/Event/1023187/Course/2265884/Results |title=Quad City Times Bix 7 |website=Athlinks |access-date=11 July 2023}}</ref> |
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|$30,800<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Bix Media Guide |url=https://bix7.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Bix-Media-Guide-2022-2.pdf |access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> |
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|No |
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|[[Patrick Tiernan]] |
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|{{AUS}} |
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|32:32 |
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|[[Fiona O'Keeffe]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|35:58 |
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|- |
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|48<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCoy |first1=Joe |title=Over 10,000 runners pound the pavement at 49th annual Quad Cities BIX 7 |url=https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/bix-7-davenport-running-race-runners-quad-cities/526-d737aa47-c7a9-40b3-9fd7-94e7ee332602 |website=WQAD |access-date=31 July 2023 |ref=wqad2023}}</ref> |
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|2023 |
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|~10,000 |
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|$50,000 |
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|Yes |
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|[[Abbabiya Simbassa]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|32:34 |
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|[[Kellyn Taylor]] |
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|{{USA}} |
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|36:32 |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
Latest revision as of 17:18, 6 February 2024
Bix 7 | |
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Date | Last Saturday of July |
Location | Davenport, Iowa |
Event type | Road |
Distance | 7 miles |
Primary sponsor | Quad-City Times |
Established | 1975 |
Course records | Men: 31:51.99 (1998) Mark Yatich Women: 35:18 (2016) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany |
Official site | Bix 7 |
Participants | 18,000+ |
The Bix 7 Road Race is held annually in Davenport, Iowa, as a commemoration to Davenport native and jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke. It is followed a week later by the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival.
Race
[edit]The 7 mile road race is annually held during late July, in the streets of downtown Davenport, Iowa. The race was founded in 1975 by John Hudetz, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa. After competing in the 1974 Boston Marathon, Hudetz was inspired to bring the excitement to the Quad-Cities with a race of his own. The inaugural race had a field consisting of eighty-four runners.[1] Today the race is often run by 12,000 to 18,000 runners.[2][3]
The United States’ boycott of the 1980 Olympics helped gain the Bix 7 exposure. Bill Rodgers, the world's top distance runner at the time, was unable to compete in Moscow, so he went to Davenport instead.[4] The leadership of Race Director Ed Froehlich, promotion by the Quad-City Times newspaper, and generosity from several corporate sponsorships, has helped the Bix 7 develop into the largest non-marathon race in the Midwest,[5] The race consistently draws elite talent from all over the globe. Running legends Bill Rodgers and 1984 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Joan Benoit Samuelson also compete yearly.[6]
The run is primarily sponsored by the Quad City Times and is a separate entity from the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Society and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, which is held the following weekend. The race has several other sponsors, at the Platinum, Gold Medal, and contributing level respectively.
Champions
[edit]Edition[7][8] | Year | Entries | Purse | USATF Championship | Men's Winner | Country | Time | Women's Winner | Country | Time |
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1 | 1975 | 84 | $0 | Lucien Rosa | Sri Lanka | 34:33.8 | Kim Merritt | United States | 41:04 | |
2 | 1976 | $0 | Dan Copper | United States | 36:47 | 41:33 | ||||
3 | 1977 | 350 | $0 | Kevin Mcdonald | Lynn Schmidt | |||||
4 | 1978 | 500 | $0 | John Lodwick | United States | 34:56 | Kathy Loper | United States | 45:38 | |
5 | 1979 | 800 | $0 | Gregg Newell | United States | 35:40 | Ilene Kimsey | United States | 46:25 | |
6 | 1980 | 1,500 | $0 | Bill Rodgers | United States | 33:58 | Peggy Schott | 43:59 | ||
7 | 1981 | 2,500 | $0 | 33:26 | Beverly Roland-Miller | United States | 41:26 | |||
8 | 1982 | $0 | Robert de Castella | Australia | 32:45* | Ellen Hart | 38:24 | |||
9 | 1983 | 5,620 | $0 | Joseph Nzau | Kenya | 33:10 | Joan Benoit Samuelson | United States | 37:26 | |
10 | 1984 | 6,750 | $0 | Ashley Johnson | South Africa | 33:06 | Kellie Cathey | United States | 38:04 | |
11 | 1985 | 7,174 | $0 | Mark Curp | United States | 32:56 | Joan Benoit Samuelson | United States | 37:38 | |
12 | 1986 | 9,325 | $0 | Geoff Smith | United Kingdom | 33:16 | 37:56 | |||
13 | 1987 | 12,372 | $0 | Joseph Nzau | Kenya | 33:24 | Francie Larrieu Smith | United States | 38:10 | |
14 | 1988 | 12,425 | $0 | Mark Curp | United States | 33:22 | Joan Benoit Samuelson | United States | 37:59 | |
Prize money offered | ||||||||||
15 | 1989 | 15,639 | $39,500 | Mark Nenow | United States | 32:17 | Erin Baker | New Zealand | 36:35 | |
16 | 1990 | 16,521 | $39,250 | Steve Kogo | Kenya | 32:47 | María Trujillo | Mexico | 37:58 | |
17 | 1991 | 18,124 | $39,250 | Ken Martin | United States | 32:21 | Uta Pippig | Germany | 37:04 | |
18 | 1992 | 18,246 | $60,000 | Alejandro Cruz | Mexico | 32:21 | Olga Markova | Unified Team | 36:48 | |
19 | 1993 | $39,000 | Thomas Osano | Kenya | 32:10 | Uta Pippig | Germany | 36:27 | ||
20 | 1994 | 20,097 | $40,000 | Benson Masya | Kenya | 31:56 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 36:02 | |
21 | 1995 | 18,354 | $39,750 | Phillimon Hanneck | Zimbabwe | 32:08 | Anne Hare | New Zealand | 37:33 | |
22 | 1996 | 18,108 | $39,250 | Peter Githuka | Kenya | 32:05 | Hellen Kimaiyo | Kenya | 36:18 | |
23 | 1997 | $80,000 | Khalid Khannouchi | Morocco | 32:54 | Colleen De Reuck | South Africa | 37:34 | ||
Junior Bix Introduced | ||||||||||
24 | 1998 | 22,143 | $50,000 | John Korir | Kenya | 31:51.99 | Colleen De Reuck | South Africa | 36:38 | |
25 | 1999 | 20,117 | $48,200 | 32:59 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 37:30 | |||
26 | 2000 | 15,011 | $49,800 | Mark Yatich | Kenya | 32:31 | Colleen De Reuck | South Africa | 36:42 | |
Brady Street Sprint Introduced | ||||||||||
27 | 2001 | 18,958 | $45,000 | John Korir | Kenya | 32:24 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 37:05 | |
28 | 2002 | 19,658 | $45,000 | Yes | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 32:36 | Colleen De Reuck | United States | 37:44 |
29 | 2003 | $45,000 | John Korir | Kenya | 32:34 | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 37:12 | ||
30 | 2004 | 16,627 | $45,000 | 32:36 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 35:24 | |||
31 | 2005 | 20,211 | $45,000 | Gilbert Okari | Kenya | 32:24 | Nuța Olaru | Romania | 36:53 | |
32 | 2006 | $45,000 | Lawrence Kiprotich | Kenya | 32:13 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 37:35 | ||
33 | 2007 | $45,000 | Duncan Kibet | Kenya | 32:15 | Wude Ayalew | Ethiopia | 36:57 | ||
34 | 2008 | 13,711 | $45,000 | Edward Muge | Kenya | 32:16 | Edith Masai | Kenya | 37:20 | |
35 | 2009 | 18,335 | $50,000 | Yes | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 32:25 | Molly Huddle | United States | 37:39 |
36 | 2010 | 17,598 | $50,000 | Yes | Ryan Hall | United States | 32:55 | Lisa Uhl | United States | 37:52 |
37 | 2011 | 18,057 | $50,000 | Silas Kipruto | Kenya | 32:36 | Caroline Rotich | Kenya | 36:42 | |
38 | 2012 | 18,138 | $50,000 | 32:31 | Margaret Muriuki | Kenya | 36:17 | |||
39 | 2013 | $50,000 | Leonard Korir | Kenya | 32:15 | Sule Utura | Ethiopia | 36:34 | ||
40 | 2014 | $50,000 | Yes | Sean Quigley | United States | 33:28 | Molly Huddle | United States | 36:14 | |
41 | 2015 | 17,293 | $50,000 | Leonard Korir | Kenya | 33:06 | Cynthia Limo | Kenya | 36:57 | |
42 | 2016 | $50,000 | Silas Kipruto | Kenya | 33:03 | Mary Keitany | Kenya | 35:18 | ||
43 | 2017 | $50,000 | Yes | Sam Chelanga | United States | 32:52 | Aliphine Tuliamuk | United States | 36:30 | |
44 | 2018 | Belay Tilahun | Ethiopia | 32:37 | Margaret Muriuki | Kenya | 35:57 | |||
45 | 2019 | Leonard Barsoton | Kenya | 32:34 | Joyciline Jepkosgei | Kenya | 36:04 | |||
2020 | In person race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. Held as a virtual event.[9] | |||||||||
46 | 2021 | Yes | Leonard Korir | United States | 32:48 | Edna Kiplagat | Kenya | 37:16 | ||
47[10] | 2022 | 6,086[11] | $30,800[12] | No | Patrick Tiernan | Australia | 32:32 | Fiona O'Keeffe | United States | 35:58 |
48[13] | 2023 | ~10,000 | $50,000 | Yes | Abbabiya Simbassa | United States | 32:34 | Kellyn Taylor | United States | 36:32 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Q-C race has grown from a humble beginning into one of the nation's most spectacular events". Quad-City Times. 1994-07-31. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Q-C area entries lagging Of the 10,000 signed up, 1/3 are from the area". Quad-City Times. 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "Viewpoint: Quality of Bix 7 isn't measured in size". Quad-City Times. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ^ "History of Bix 7"
- ^ "Officials unveil new plans for road race". Quad-City Times. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Costumes abound during Bix 7 race, festivities". Quad-City Times. 2009-07-25. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "ARRS - Race series: Quad-City Times Bix". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ "Bix 7 year-by-year history". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- ^ Abney, Tess. "2020 Quad-City Times Virtual Bix 7 Hits The Virtual Pavement This Weekend". QuadCities.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Beautiful day for a Bix; Tiernan wins". Our Quad Cities. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Quad City Times Bix 7". Athlinks. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "2022 Bix Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ McCoy, Joe. "Over 10,000 runners pound the pavement at 49th annual Quad Cities BIX 7". WQAD. Retrieved 31 July 2023.