Musher Details

2023 Iditarod » Mushers » Jessie Holmes

Jessie Holmes

Bib Number: 2
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.

Awards

The First Musher to the Yukon

2023 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Willow 3/05 14:00:00 14
Yentna 3/05 18:03:00 14 3/05 18:09:00 14 0h 6m 4h 3m 10.37 42
Skwentna 3/05 23:40:00 14 3/05 23:43:00 14 0h 3m 5h 31m 5.44 30
Finger Lake 3/06 04:02:00 14 3/06 07:24:00 14 3h 22m 4h 19m 9.27 40
Rainy Pass 3/06 10:40:00 14 3/06 10:46:00 14 0h 6m 3h 16m 9.18 30
Rohn 3/06 19:00:00 14 3/06 19:10:00 14 0h 10m 8h 14m 4.25 35
Nikolai 3/07 08:36:00 14 3/07 08:50:00 13 0h 14m 13h 26m 5.58 75
McGrath 3/07 18:19:00 13 3/07 18:22:00 12 0h 3m 9h 29m 5.06 48
Takotna 3/07 20:47:00 12 3/07 20:49:00 12 0h 2m 2h 25m 7.45 18
Ophir 3/07 23:45:00 12 3/09 00:49:00 12 25h 4m 2h 56m 7.84 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/09 13:35:00 12 3/09 13:39:00 12 0h 4m 12h 46m 6.27 ✔ 80
Shageluk 3/10 00:45:00 12 3/10 00:49:00 12 0h 4m 11h 6m 4.95 ✔ 55
Anvik 3/10 04:03:00 12 3/10 12:03:00 11 8h 0m 3h 14m 7.73 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/10 14:39:00 11 3/10 14:47:00 11 0h 8m 2h 36m 6.92 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/11 01:56:00 11 3/11 02:05:00 11 0h 9m 11h 9m 5.56 ✔ ✔ 62
Kaltag 3/11 14:28:00 11 3/11 19:52:00 11 5h 24m 12h 23m 4.85 ✔ ✔ 60
Unalakleet 3/12 12:51:00 11 3/12 17:58:00 11 5h 7m 15h 59m 5.32 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/12 23:17:00 11 3/12 23:28:00 10 0h 11m 5h 19m 7.52 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/13 09:29:00 10 3/13 09:42:00 10 0h 13m 10h 1m 4.99 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/13 17:16:00 10 3/13 20:29:00 10 3h 13m 7h 34m 6.34 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/14 02:37:00 10 3/14 10:37:00 10 8h 0m 6h 8m 7.50 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/14 16:27:00 10 3/14 16:29:00 10 0h 2m 5h 50m 9.43 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/14 19:08:53 10 2h 39m 8.30 ✔ ✔ 22