QUAD-CITY TIMES Sunday, July 31, 1983 rfrc 1 was going to give it the biggest try I KellioCathey PL7 GOD3 flp no no lDDilDSLalClLTS GlID7DSDDD 1 1 rnrr mm Bruce Hopkins, Cedar Falls, Iowa 40:05 'Joseph Nzau "Laramie, Wyo. 33:10 Joan Benoit Cape Elizabeth, Maine 37:26 p5i iilll ills? gif yiW i XllWiifc i Paul Cordell, Dixon, 42.32 '2. Rick Lingenfelter, Chillicothe. 42.35 3. Keith VanderMeulen, Gdlesburg, 43.18 4.
Bill Iversori, Rock Island. 43.24 5. Craig Miller. 43.42 Lisa Taylor could listen to the radio and run the Bix 7 at the same time (Times photo by Michael Chritton) wm 4 4 4' 4 I 2. Jim McFadden, Davenport.
40.31 3. Stephan Sink, Pekin. 40.46 4. William Koehm, Des Moines, 41.54 5. Jim Streeby, Ottunv wa, Iowa, 41 .57 Phillip Pearson, Ames, Iowa 42:36 2.
Dave Powell, Gales-burg, 43.19 3. Len Wilson, Ames, 45.05 4. Phil Caldwell. Davenport, 47.00 5. Robert Holiday, rard.
47.27 JohnWyatt, Wilton, Iowa 55:17 2. Gene Farrell, LeClai-re. 55.37 3. George Rajcevich. Clinton, Iowa.
57.51 4. Milton Mahler. Matesen. 59.47 5. Earlom Cole.
Stillman Valley, 61 .26 Helene Wieting Iowa City, Iowa 46:53 2. Wendy Bare, El-drldge, 47.42 3. Jenny Rosauer. Bet-tendorf, 49.01 4. Melinda McCarthy, Bettendorf.
51.22 5. Amy Reecy. Knoxvil-le, 53.34 Alysun Deckert Salina, Kan. 42:29 2. Gail Holliday.
Sher-rad. 44.05 3. Lynn Davis. Davenport, 4. Alice Drum.
Muscatine, 48.35 5. Taml Koester, Davenport. 50.18 I it )' -V' i 5. Nancy Kapheim. Davenport.
49.17 ffllt if I hit Jeff Pigg Columbia, Mo. 36:55 2. Mark Oberle, Morton. 37.15 3. Wade Cepulis, McHenry.
37.43 4. Jim Schaefer. Gales-burg. 38.42 5. Tim Klein.
West Branch, Iowa, 38.48 7f Li- Richard Kaitany Charleston, III. 35:02 2. Greg Onman. Fort Wayne, 35.20 3. Carey Binkowski, Hammond, lnd 35.20 4.
Verne Iwancin, Des Moines, 35.28 5. Dan Copper. East Lansing. 35.32 Tom Flemmlng Bloominfiela N.J. 35.49 2.
Paul Deanda, Des Moines. 36.25 3. John Mclnerney, McHenry. 36.29 4. Frank Shorter.
Boulder. 36.52 5. Terry McGinn, Aurora, 37.14 Kathy Loper Omaha, Neb. 45:56 2. Nancy McCormlck, Omaha, 48.07 3.
Marilyn Garris. Cedar Rapids; 54.23 4. Dalida Benfield, Urb-ana 54.48 5. Rachel Norton, Davenport. 56.30 Eloise Caldwell Davenport 54.26 2.
Joanne Ratter. Davenport. 60.10 3. Lore Yoder. Marion, Iowa.
61.00 4. J.R. Gonse. Taylor Ridge. 62.12 5.
Peggy Foster, Mal-comb, 64.40 Betty Haleen Minnetonka, 63:31 2. Shirley Schade, Rock Island. 69.49 3. Shirley Mueller. LaGrange.
76.04 4. Beth Blakesdee, Cedar Rapids, 76.52 mWB777i Joan Benoit Cape Elizabeth, Maine 37:26 2. Kellle Cathey, Den- 4. Sue Schneider. Min-ver, 38.29 neapolis, 39.56 3.
Sarah Lindsley. Chi- 5. Nan Doak. Hedrick. cago, 39.33 40.33 CORNBELT RUNNING CLUB DAVENPORT, IOWA SATURDAY JULY 10, 1963 i it The annua! Quad-City Times Blx 7 spon.
sored by Urn Quad- sj City Times crtdlwdad nlng Club. Suppatinq sponsors are Afhlotlc Attic and Roto-Rootcr. Sharon Greenwood Cedar Rapids 43:27 2. Sue Moen. Rowlett, Texas, 45.41 3.
Gaye Heckman, Fort Walton Beach. 45.54 4. Davia Gallup. Houston, 47.56 Sights and sounds of a 7-mile rim of running two steps and walking two steps. Others just start walking.
Most are still running, but. some of them are moving slower than the walkers. There is a tense moment for the lead car on Kirk-wood Boulevard when the driver suddenly spots a Red Cross vehicle parked in the middle of the race course. The lead vehicle, a pick-up truck full of timers and photographers, slows down and Paul Cummings, who is in the lead, comes within a foot or two of the bumper before the Red Cross truck moves and the lead truck pulls away. One little boy, who saw only a few hundred yards of the race's end, isn't impressed.
"Boy, Dad, this race isnt very long," he says. A lot of banners are flying. One says "Co Dad, We Love You, No. 1317." Another says "You can make it" and lists seven names. A A 1 Iff isPPf 'i- y.V '0i.
t''iX 'U-fi ing and quite a few have decided to mix breakfast and Bix. The repasts vary from candy bars and soft drinks to entire breakfasts of rolls and pancakes. A few wash it down with Bloody Marys or beer. Minutes before the race starts a young girl, probably about 4 years old, steps out onto the street at the top of the Brady Street hill, puts both arms in the air and yells "On your mark, get set, go." More than a few fans are fooled, and turn their attention to the foot of Brady Street Seconds after the false alarm, the race starts for real From the top of Brady Street watching this sea of brightly dressed people make their way up the hill is a magnificent sight At one point it appears that the runners stretch all the way from the Mississippi River to Fourth Street and beyond. While most runners start off at a gentle trot others have a different strategy.
One guy, for instance, starts the race of by walking. As the runners make their way up the tough Brady Street hill, the crowd encourages them alL One fan plays a tape recording of the theme from "Chariots of Fire" at full volume. Another plays "Eye of the Tiger." Others yell encouragement to friends and relatives. One elderly lady sitting about halfway up Brady Street hill claps and yells for every runner. When the runners pass by on the return trip she does it again.
Some runners reach the top of the Brady Street hill still looking strong. Others aren't quite that lucky. One guy, about 25 pounds overweight, develops the strategy By Gary Sawyer QUAD-CITY TIMES The Quad-City Times Bix 7 Race is not just a road race. It's an EVENT. The 5,600 runners, the crowds that line the streets and cheer for friends, relatives and people they don't even know, the banners everything makes the race more than just a race.
Here's a few sights and sounds from Saturday's race: Runners begin gathering about 7 a.m. at the levee parking lot The serious runners or at least the ones who think they're serious spend a lot of time stretching and warming up. The less-than-serious runners gather in small groups, laugh about not finishing the race or talk about the party last night. "They said to drink plenty of fluids before the race, and boy I did last night," one runner jokes with friends. It's also Interesting to note how the runner dress.
Some look like models for running-supply stores. They have color-coordinated running shirts, pants, even shoes. Others, however, look like they took a wrong turn on their way to the beach with their cutoffs, a pair of beat-up basketball shoes, and no shirt By the end of the1 race it's apparent that clothes dont make the runner. A lot of cutoffs will finish ahead of a lot of running suits. As the runners are getting ready, so are the fans.
A group from the AAA Motor Club is holding the Second Annual Bix Bleacher Bums party, complete with wine and cheese. Other fans do some last-minute sign-mak A group of five runners, running in a row, dressed up to look like a caterpillar. Another guy runs the race in a suit and One young woman yells at her friend "Come on Vince," and then turns around and says, "That's all I wanted to see, I'm going home." Runners help each other. Near the finish one runner is near collapse when a fellow runner grabs his arm and says, "Come on, we'll finish this race together." They did. The Bix 7 caterpillar, centipede or whatever It was, brought some humor into the big event (Times photo by Larry Usher).
