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Jessie Holmes

Bib Number: 5
Hometown: Brushkana, Alaska


Biography

Jessie Holmes was born and raised in Alabama. He left there at the age of 18 to go see Alaska. But he ended up in Montana where he worked as a carpenter for three years. He came to Alaska in 2004 looking for adventure and found it running dogs on a remote trap line on the Yukon River. This love for the wilderness and dogs eventually led to his competing in many races, both sprint and distance. He won the Kobuk 440 in 2017 and placed seventh in the 2018 Iditarod, taking home the honor of being the “Rookie of the Year” in that Iditarod. A subsistence resident of Nenana, Jessie currently works as a carpenter and TV personality, appearing in Life below Zero, a documentary television show about the daily lives of people living in remote Alaska. He lists his hobbies as running ultra-marathons, hunting and fishing.

Sponsors

Non Stop Dog Wear
Sea Fur Sewing
Dr Carson’s Pet Food Supplements


2019 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/03 14:06:00 14
Yentna 3/03 18:00:00 14 3/03 18:03:00 14 0h 3m 3h 54m 10.77 42
Skwentna 3/03 20:58:00 14 3/04 03:24:00 14 6h 26m 2h 55m 10.29 30
Finger Lake 3/04 07:47:00 14 3/04 07:48:00 14 0h 1m 4h 23m 9.13 40
Rainy Pass 3/04 11:03:00 14 3/04 15:55:00 14 4h 52m 3h 15m 9.23 30
Rohn 3/04 19:31:00 14 3/05 01:44:00 14 6h 13m 3h 36m 9.72 35
Nikolai 3/05 10:09:00 14 3/05 15:14:00 14 5h 5m 8h 25m 8.91 75
McGrath 3/05 21:44:00 14 3/06 01:27:00 14 3h 43m 6h 30m 7.38 48
Takotna 3/06 03:56:00 14 3/06 03:57:00 14 0h 1m 2h 29m 7.25 18
Ophir 3/06 07:20:00 14 3/07 09:01:00 14 25h 41m 3h 23m 6.80 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/07 18:56:00 14 3/08 01:12:00 14 6h 16m 9h 55m 8.07 ✔ 80
Shageluk 3/08 09:26:00 14 3/08 17:26:00 13 8h 0m 8h 14m 6.68 ✔ ✔ 55
Anvik 3/08 20:13:00 13 3/08 20:15:00 13 0h 2m 2h 47m 8.98 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/08 22:20:00 13 3/09 02:55:00 13 4h 35m 2h 5m 8.64 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/09 09:10:00 13 3/09 12:39:00 13 3h 29m 6h 15m 9.92 ✔ ✔ 62
Kaltag 3/09 22:48:00 13 3/10 06:57:00 11 7h 9m 10h 9m 5.91 ✔ ✔ 60
Unalakleet 3/10 20:40:00 11 3/11 00:30:00 11 3h 50m 13h 43m 6.20 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/11 06:25:00 11 3/11 10:18:00 10 3h 53m 5h 55m 6.76 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/11 19:49:00 10 3/12 01:25:00 9 5h 36m 9h 31m 5.25 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/13 13:51:00 9 3/13 19:19:00 9 5h 28m 36h 26m 1.32 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/14 02:05:00 9 3/15 00:32:00 9 22h 27m 6h 46m 6.80 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/15 07:30:00 9 3/15 10:31:00 9 3h 1m 6h 58m 7.89 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/15 13:41:45 9 3h 10m 6.95 ✔ ✔ 22