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Hot Bix of 1999 welcomes a little rain #TBT

Throw back to July of 1999; it was hot and muggy with temperatures in the 90s. Not ideal weather for the Bix. News 8’s Laura Fogel was there, on that hot summer...

Throw back to July of 1999; it was hot and muggy with temperatures in the 90s.

Not ideal weather for the Bix.

News 8’s Laura Fogel was there, on that hot summer day, when most Bix runners were happy to see some rain move in.

A light mist made the race a little more bearable.

“I just hope it doesn’t pour,” said one participant.

About thirty minutes into the race, the rain started coming down a little heavier. A man dressed in scuba gear said he came prepared.  And the Elvis impersonators had the right kind of hair for the weather.

That year was the first year for the Quick Bix, which allowed runners to opt for a two-mile course, instead of the classic seven.

 

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