Molly Huddle crushes Bix 7 women's field - Run 4th fastest time ever- Sean Quigley wins men's US 7 mile title

Again lots of great coverage on Quady Cities webite:

http://qctimes.com/sports/running/bix7/top-finishers-in-the-quad-city-times-bix/article_586762a4-14d5-11e4-a182-0019bb2963f4.html

Here is huddle post-race.

"It's good to be in shape." Mel Brooks.

I'll read the info but I didn't know this was a foreign-free race?

Why does the U.S. run these unorthodox events no other country acknowledges? Is it because we can't compete with the rest of the world in real events. I never heard of a 7 mile race.

Why don't we have other events we can win...like a 3.9 mile run.

It's somewhat close to 12k, 2-3 minute difference.

Is a shame that Sara Hall didn't move up in distance earlier in her career.

I know basically nothing of Sean quigley, but am glad he's doing well.

Happy to see maverick darling doing well.

Dude, this is an old-school road-race with heavy tradition that dates to back-in-the-day. The USATF Running Circuit hits up multiple road-race distances and one xc champs.

listen up... wrote:

Dude, this is an old-school road-race with heavy tradition that dates to back-in-the-day. The USATF Running Circuit hits up multiple road-race distances and one xc champs.

I was born in the 90s... Dates, events, history of the running circuit?

It obviously doesn't make any sense to say Huddle (or anyone running her time) would have won last year because her time is faster than last year's time. Anyway, awesome race by Huddle. She was a class above this field, for sure.

Why does the article say she won in Monaco?

Anyone else see this?

24. Joan Benoit-Samuelson, 43:40

Maybe idk anymore but sometime wrote:

listen up... wrote:

Dude, this is an old-school road-race with heavy tradition that dates to back-in-the-day. The USATF Running Circuit hits up multiple road-race distances and one xc champs.

I was born in the 90s... Dates, events, history of the running circuit?

Bix 7 is in conjunction with the Bix Biederbeck Jazz Fest. The race started out small in the mid q 1970s. It's always been 7 miles. Started out as a local event with just a few dozen runners. But within just a couple years it started drawing in more runners including some of the best post college runners in the region. In 1980 they brought in Bill Rodgers who should have been in Moscow for the Olympics. He ran a fast time, as fast as the winner today, seemed to really enjoy himself and he's been back every year since. The race just took off after that and became a major stop on the summer circuit. It's had its share of world class runners. What's with the American only theme this year?

For the same reason your girlfriend dumped you...it's more interesting and exciting.

T.C. wrote:

Why does the U.S. run these unorthodox events no other country acknowledges? Is it because we can't compete with the rest of the world in real events. I never heard of a 7 mile race.

Why don't we have other events we can win...like a 3.9 mile run.

LetsRun.com wrote:

Sean Quigley won the men's race over Maverick Darling in 33:27 (4:46.7 pace).

Men

1. Sean Quigley, Boulder, Colo., 33:27

2. Christo Landry, Ann Arbor, Mich., 33:32

It looks to me like Sean Quigley won the men's race over Christo Landry. Strange reporting...

420 … Mile? wrote:

LetsRun.com wrote:

Sean Quigley won the men's race over Maverick Darling in 33:27 (4:46.7 pace).

Men

1. Sean Quigley, Boulder, Colo., 33:27

2. Christo Landry, Ann Arbor, Mich., 33:32

It looks to me like Sean Quigley won the men's race over Christo Landry. Strange reporting...

Good point that I also noticed. Is Christo a foreigner or something?

800 coach wrote:

420 … Mile? wrote:

It looks to me like Sean Quigley won the men's race over Christo Landry. Strange reporting...

Good point that I also noticed. Is Christo a foreigner or something?

Nah, he's from VA. He ran in HS when I did.

Falmouth 7-Miler next month"

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Can we make Falmouth all-American too please? Thank You.

uh... wrote:

It obviously doesn't make any sense to say Huddle (or anyone running her time) would have won last year because her time is faster than last year's time. Anyway, awesome race by Huddle. She was a class above this field, for sure.

Actually, I saw Amy Hastings in the race as well. Think she had a bad day, but Huddle wasn't a shoe-in for the first few miles.