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Bix 7’s 50th race to ‘showcase the best’ of the QC

By: Dave Thompson|April 11, 2024
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    • Paul Schmidt, president of the Cornbelt Running Club, holds a small replica statue that will honor the late Karl Ungurean, who was the second director of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Paul Schmidt held a small statue close to him during a ceremony to help kick off this summer’s 50th running of the Quad-City Times Bix 7 road race.

    The statue was a small replica of a life-sized sculpture that will honor the late Karl Ungurean. The Davenport man, who died in 2022, was one of the founders of the…

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