Justin Olnes

Bib Number: 29
Hometown: Fairbanks, Alaska
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Biography

I’m from Boise, Idaho and moved to Fairbanks in 2013 to pursue a graduate degree in Wildlife Biology. My Ph.D. advisor had a beautiful trapline dog team, and working with them inspired me to start building my own team. In 2021 I met my wife, Kailyn, and we established ReRun Kennel. We strive to give rescue dogs a second chance; 75% of the dogs in our kennel are from the local shelter and other rescues around the state, many of whom will make up my Iditarod team.

I’m grateful for the support of my family, my colleagues at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and all the amazing people and businesses that have supported our kennel mission.

SPONSORS

FirstMate Pet Foods
Pretty Pawz Grooming
Aurora Animal Hospital
Big Dans Trucking and Pet Food


2025 Standings

Checkpoint
Time In
Dogs In
Time Out
Dogs Out
Rest Time
Previous
Layover
Status
Distance
Enroute Time
Speed (mph)
8hr
24hr
Fairbanks 3/03 11:54:00 16
Nenana 3/03 17:54:00 16 3/03 22:32:00 16 4h 38m 6h 0m
Manley 3/04 13:57:00 16 3/04 19:50:00 15 5h 53m 15h 25m 5.51 85
Tanana 3/05 08:52:00 15 3/05 17:08:00 15 8h 16m 13h 2m 4.99 65
Ruby 3/07 00:27:00 15 3/07 07:24:00 15 6h 57m 31h 19m 3.74 117
Galena 3/07 14:01:00 15 3/08 14:16:00 15 24h 15m 6h 37m 7.56 ✔ 50
Nulato 3/08 20:30:00 15 3/09 04:55:00 12 7h 25m 6h 14m 8.18 ✔ 51
Kaltag 1 3/09 09:35:00 12 3/09 14:00:00 12 4h 25m 4h 40m 7.71 ✔ 36
Eagle Island 1 3/10 05:29:00 12 3/10 13:52:00 11 8h 23m 15h 29m 4.52 ✔ ✔ 70
Grayling 1 3/11 00:35:00 11 3/11 06:50:00 10 6h 15m 10h 43m 5.23 ✔ ✔ 56
Anvik 3/11 09:29:00 10 3/11 11:25:00 10 1h 56m 2h 39m 7.92 ✔ ✔ 21
Shageluk 3/11 15:03:00 10 3/11 20:10:00 10 5h 7m 3h 38m 7.71 ✔ ✔ 28
Grayling 2 3/11 23:44:00 10 3/12 04:28:00 10 4h 44m 3h 34m 7.85 ✔ ✔ 28
Eagle Island 2 3/12 12:33:00 10 8h 5m 6.93 ✔ ✔ Scratched 56