Biography
Jesse Klejka, 17, started mushing when he was eight. He says, “I learned from my siblings.”
His first Jr. Iditarod was in 2011. He attends Bethel Regional High School where he participates in speech, band, cross country, poetry out loud and battle of the books. He says his hobbies are reading , walking, swimming (when it’s warm enough) and hanging with friends. “I am from a family of seven, of whom all have participated in helping maintain the kennel. Both my older brother and sister have run and won the Jr. Iditarod.”
Jesse plans on attending college but hasn’t decided on a career. He is also still thinking about mushing.
Sponsors
Linwood & Kathy Fiedler | Will & Sherry Updegrove |
2012 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 10hr | ||||||||
| Knik Lake Start | 02/25/2012 00:00:00 | 02/25/2012 10:04:00 | 10 | 10h 4m | 0 | |||||
| Burma Road Crossing (Out) | 02/25/2012 11:30:00 | 10 | 02/25/2012 11:30:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 1h 26m | 10.47 | 15 | ||
| Su River Crossing (Out) | 02/25/2012 13:52:00 | 10 | 02/25/2012 13:52:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 2h 22m | 10.56 | 25 | ||
| Eagle Song Lodge (Out) | 02/25/2012 15:22:00 | 10 | 02/25/2012 15:23:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 1h 30m | 10.00 | 15 | ||
| Yentna Station | 02/25/2012 17:45:00 | 10 | 02/26/2012 04:03:00 | 10 | 10h 18m | 2h 22m | 8.45 | 20 | ||
| Eagle Song Lodge (In) | 02/26/2012 06:48:00 | 10 | 02/26/2012 06:54:00 | 9 | 0h 6m | 2h 45m | 7.27 | 20 | ||
| Su River Crossing (In) | 02/26/2012 09:13:00 | 9 | 02/26/2012 09:13:00 | 9 | 0h 0m | 2h 19m | 6.47 | 15 | ||
| Old Hunter Trail Head | 02/26/2012 12:16:00 | 9 | 02/26/2012 12:16:00 | 9 | 0h 0m | 3h 3m | 6.56 | 20 | ||
| Willow Lake - Finish | 02/26/2012 16:58:00 | 9 | 4h 42m | 4.26 | 20 | |||||