Biography
Jessica Klejka, 17, says she started mushing by herself when she was in the fifth grade. “My family had dogs and I enjoy training them.”
This will be her fourth Jr. Iditarod and she also plans on running the Kusko 300 in January. A senior at Bethel Regional High School, she participates in cross-country running, decathlon, drama club, pep band and National Honor Society. Her other hobbies and interests are running, camping, reading, and hanging with friends and family. “I am the oldest of seven children and everyone helps train the dogs. Last summer, my main lead dog, who led in the last three Jr. Iditarod’s and two Bogus Creek 150’s, died having puppies. We were able to rescue the puppies and now have these beautiful puppies to carry on Jesse’s memory.?
Jessica said she plans to attend college and after that, she will come back to mushing.
Sponsors
Lynden Air Cargo | Karin Hendrickson |
Awards
Red Lantern
2005 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 10hr | ||||||||
| Settlers Bay - Start | 02/26/2005 10:00:00 | 10 | 02/26/2005 10:08:00 | 10 | 0h 8m | 0 | ||||
| Burma Road - Out | 02/26/2005 11:50:00 | 10 | 02/26/2005 11:50:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 42m | 10.00 | 17 | ||
| Susitna River - Out | 02/26/2005 14:17:00 | 10 | 02/26/2005 14:17:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 2h 27m | 9.39 | 23 | ||
| Eagle Song - Out | 02/26/2005 16:11:00 | 10 | 02/26/2005 16:11:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 54m | 7.37 | 14 | ||
| Yentna Station | 02/26/2005 18:25:00 | 10 | 02/27/2005 05:00:00 | 10 | 10h 35m | 2h 14m | 6.72 | 15 | ||
| Eagle Song - In | 02/27/2005 10:19:00 | 10 | 02/27/2005 10:19:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 5h 19m | 2.82 | 15 | ||
| Susitna River - In | 02/27/2005 12:38:00 | 10 | 02/27/2005 12:38:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 2h 19m | 6.04 | 14 | ||
| Burma Road - In | 02/27/2005 15:57:00 | 10 | 02/27/2005 15:57:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 3h 19m | 6.93 | Extenuating circumstances | 23 | |