Biography
Matthew Failor is a veteran Iditarod musher, Kuskokwim 300 Champion, and multi-time humanitarian award winner in mid-distance racing.
He and his wife Liz own and operate Alaskan Husky Adventures in Willow, Alaska, where they offer locals and visitors a chance to meet their Iditarod team and experience the joy of dog mushing for themselves.
Their race team name, 17th-Dog, is a tribute to their supporters. For many years, mushers could take 16 dogs on the Iditarod. Family, friends, and fans of the team are symbolically dubbed the 17th-Dog that make it possible to race.
2013 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/02 11:58:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/03 15:58:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/03 19:59:00 | 16 | 3/03 20:06:00 | 16 | 0h 7m | 4h 1m | 10.46 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/03 23:20:00 | 16 | 3/03 23:25:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 3h 14m | 9.28 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/04 04:30:00 | 16 | 3/04 04:42:00 | 15 | 0h 12m | 5h 5m | 7.87 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/04 09:00:00 | 15 | 3/04 09:10:00 | 15 | 0h 10m | 4h 18m | 6.98 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/04 14:11:00 | 15 | 3/05 14:23:00 | 15 | 24h 12m | 5h 1m | 6.98 |  |
35 | ||
| Nikolai | 3/06 05:11:00 | 15 | 3/06 05:20:00 | 14 | 0h 9m | 14h 48m | 5.07 | |
75 | ||
| McGrath | 3/06 11:40:00 | 14 | 3/06 16:20:00 | 14 | 4h 40m | 6h 20m | 7.58 | |
48 | ||
| Takotna | 3/06 19:10:00 | 14 | 3/06 19:16:00 | 14 | 0h 6m | 2h 50m | 6.35 | |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/06 22:38:00 | 14 | 3/07 03:10:00 | 13 | 4h 32m | 3h 22m | 6.83 | |
23 | ||
| Iditarod | 3/07 20:22:00 | 13 | 3/08 01:30:00 | 13 | 5h 8m | 17h 12m | 4.65 | |
80 | ||
| Shageluk | 3/08 09:43:00 | 13 | 3/08 09:47:00 | 13 | 0h 4m | 8h 13m | 6.69 | |
55 | ||
| Anvik | 3/08 13:36:00 | 13 | 3/08 21:45:00 | 11 | 8h 9m | 3h 49m | 6.55 | |
|
25 | |
| Grayling | 3/09 00:52:00 | 11 | 3/09 05:08:00 | 11 | 4h 16m | 3h 7m | 5.78 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/09 12:54:00 | 11 | 3/09 17:50:00 | 10 | 4h 56m | 7h 46m | 7.98 | |
|
62 | |
| Kaltag | 3/10 11:15:00 | 10 | 3/10 21:55:00 | 10 | 10h 40m | 16h 25m | 3.65 | |
|
60 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/11 13:46:00 | 10 | 3/11 22:29:00 | 10 | 8h 43m | 15h 51m | 5.36 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/12 04:09:00 | 10 | 3/12 04:13:00 | 10 | 0h 4m | 5h 40m | 7.06 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/12 10:36:00 | 10 | 3/12 18:18:00 | 10 | 7h 42m | 6h 23m | 7.83 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/13 00:32:00 | 10 | 3/13 04:45:00 | 10 | 4h 13m | 6h 14m | 7.70 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/13 11:00:00 | 10 | 3/13 19:02:00 | 10 | 8h 2m | 6h 15m | 7.36 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/14 01:47:00 | 10 | 3/14 01:48:00 | 10 | 0h 1m | 6h 45m | 8.15 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/14 04:39:46 | 10 | 2h 51m | 7.72 | |
|
22 | ||||
