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Jessie Holmes

Bib Number: 34
Hometown: AL


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.


2020 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/08 15:04:00 14
Yentna 3/08 20:02:00 14 3/08 20:06:00 14 0h 4m 4h 58m 8.46 42
Skwentna 3/09 04:37:00 14 3/09 04:50:00 13 0h 13m 8h 31m 3.52 30
Finger Lake 3/09 12:10:00 13 3/09 12:16:00 13 0h 6m 7h 20m 5.45 40
Rainy Pass 3/09 18:47:00 13 3/09 18:49:00 13 0h 2m 6h 31m 4.60 30
Rohn 3/09 23:01:00 13 3/10 06:05:00 13 7h 4m 4h 12m 8.33 35
Nikolai 3/10 14:22:00 13 3/10 17:54:00 13 3h 32m 8h 17m 9.05 75
McGrath 3/10 23:48:00 13 3/10 23:49:00 13 0h 1m 5h 54m 8.14 48
Takotna 3/11 02:18:00 13 3/12 03:06:00 13 24h 48m 2h 29m 7.25 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/12 05:40:00 13 3/12 05:44:00 13 0h 4m 2h 34m 8.96 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/12 19:31:00 13 3/13 04:34:00 13 9h 3m 13h 47m 5.30 ✔ 73
Ruby 3/13 18:16:00 13 3/13 19:15:00 12 0h 59m 13h 42m 5.11 ✔ 70
Galena 3/14 01:36:00 12 3/14 09:36:00 12 8h 0m 6h 21m 7.87 ✔ ✔ 50
Nulato 3/14 16:08:00 12 3/14 22:02:00 11 5h 54m 6h 32m 5.66 ✔ ✔ 37
Kaltag 3/15 03:00:00 11 3/15 07:34:00 11 4h 34m 4h 58m 9.46 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/15 21:06:00 11 3/16 00:19:00 10 3h 13m 13h 32m 6.28 ✔ ✔ 85
Koyuk 3/16 19:13:00 10 3/17 03:30:00 10 8h 17m 18h 54m 4.76 ✔ ✔ 90
Elim 3/17 09:30:00 10 3/17 09:40:00 9 0h 10m 6h 0m 8.00 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/17 16:32:00 9 3/18 00:32:00 8 8h 0m 6h 52m 6.70 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/18 08:14:00 8 3/18 08:15:00 8 0h 1m 7h 42m 7.14 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/18 11:09:28 8 2h 54m 7.59 ✔ ✔ 22