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Jessie Holmes

Bib Number: 9
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

Gold Coast — Sponsored by Ryan Air

2024 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 14:14:00 16
Yentna 3/03 17:47:00 16 3/03 17:52:00 16 0h 5m 3h 33m 11.83 42
Skwentna 3/03 23:17:00 16 3/03 23:22:00 16 0h 5m 5h 25m 5.54 30
Finger Lake 3/04 04:06:00 16 3/04 04:11:00 16 0h 5m 4h 44m 8.45 40
Rainy Pass 3/04 10:41:00 16 3/04 10:51:00 16 0h 10m 6h 30m 4.62 30
Rohn 3/04 19:41:00 16 3/04 19:51:00 14 0h 10m 8h 50m 3.96 35
Nikolai 3/05 09:42:00 14 3/05 09:50:00 13 0h 8m 13h 51m 5.42 75
McGrath 3/05 19:03:00 13 3/05 22:26:00 13 3h 23m 9h 13m 5.21 48
Takotna 3/06 00:49:00 13 3/06 00:52:00 13 0h 3m 2h 23m 7.55 18
Ophir 3/06 03:46:00 13 3/07 04:46:00 13 25h 0m 2h 54m 7.93 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/07 16:54:00 13 3/07 17:04:00 12 0h 10m 12h 8m 6.02 ✔ 73
Ruby 3/08 07:18:00 12 3/08 15:18:00 11 8h 0m 14h 14m 4.92 ✔ ✔ 70
Galena 3/08 21:16:00 11 3/09 02:06:00 11 4h 50m 5h 58m 8.38 ✔ ✔ 50
Nulato 3/09 08:15:00 11 3/09 12:37:00 11 4h 22m 6h 9m 6.02 ✔ ✔ 37
Kaltag 3/09 17:02:00 11 3/09 21:47:00 11 4h 45m 4h 25m 10.64 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/10 12:33:00 11 3/10 16:47:00 10 4h 14m 13h 46m 6.17 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/10 23:01:00 10 3/11 03:36:00 10 4h 35m 6h 14m 6.42 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/11 09:16:00 10 3/11 13:08:00 10 3h 52m 5h 40m 8.82 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/11 19:55:00 10 3/11 21:52:00 10 1h 57m 6h 47m 7.08 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/12 04:35:00 10 3/12 12:42:00 8 8h 7m 6h 43m 6.85 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/12 20:11:00 8 3/12 20:13:00 8 0h 2m 7h 29m 7.35 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/12 23:18:04 8 3h 5m 7.14 ✔ ✔ 22