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.
Sponsors
Eagle Pack Natural Pet Food, A Division of WellPet, IN
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2012 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Anchorage | 3/03 12:01:00 | 12 | |||||||||
| Willow | 3/04 15:50:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna Station | 3/04 20:02:00 | 16 | 3/05 02:39:00 | 16 | 6h 37m | 4h 12m | 10.00 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/05 05:48:00 | 16 | 3/05 11:52:00 | 16 | 6h 4m | 3h 9m | 9.52 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/05 18:08:00 | 16 | 3/06 03:01:00 | 16 | 8h 53m | 6h 16m | 6.38 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/06 06:18:00 | 16 | 3/06 12:21:00 | 16 | 6h 3m | 3h 17m | 9.14 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/06 16:28:00 | 16 | 3/06 23:45:00 | 16 | 7h 17m | 4h 7m | 8.50 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/07 12:25:00 | 16 | 3/07 21:52:00 | 16 | 9h 27m | 12h 40m | 5.92 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/08 03:43:00 | 16 | 3/08 12:54:00 | 14 | 9h 11m | 5h 51m | 8.21 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/08 15:08:00 | 14 | 3/08 18:23:00 | 14 | 3h 15m | 2h 14m | 8.06 | 18 | |||
| Ophir | 3/08 20:47:00 | 14 | 3/09 21:15:00 | 14 | 24h 28m | 2h 24m | 9.58 |  |
23 | ||
| Cripple | 3/10 09:47:00 | 14 | 3/10 17:29:00 | 14 | 7h 42m | 12h 32m | 5.82 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/11 08:40:00 | 14 | 3/11 16:42:00 | 14 | 8h 2m | 14h 11m | 4.94 | |
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70 | |
| Galena | 3/11 22:04:00 | 14 | 3/12 05:27:00 | 14 | 7h 23m | 5h 22m | 9.32 | |
|
50 | |
| Nulato | 3/12 10:59:00 | 14 | 3/12 20:12:00 | 14 | 9h 13m | 5h 32m | 6.69 | |
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37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/13 00:06:00 | 14 | 3/13 10:30:00 | 14 | 10h 24m | 3h 54m | 12.05 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/14 01:17:00 | 14 | 3/14 07:51:00 | 14 | 6h 34m | 14h 47m | 5.75 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/14 12:45:00 | 14 | 3/14 23:20:00 | 14 | 10h 35m | 4h 54m | 8.16 | |
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40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/15 06:59:00 | 14 | 3/15 19:13:00 | 14 | 12h 14m | 7h 39m | 6.54 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/16 00:28:00 | 14 | 3/16 09:00:00 | 14 | 8h 32m | 5h 15m | 9.14 | |
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48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/16 14:31:00 | 14 | 3/17 00:45:00 | 14 | 10h 14m | 5h 31m | 8.34 | |
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46 | |
| Safety | 3/17 06:36:00 | 14 | 3/17 06:40:00 | 14 | 0h 4m | 5h 51m | 9.40 | |
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55 | |
| Nome | 3/17 09:10:20 | 14 | 2h 30m | 8.80 | |
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22 | ||||
