Musher Details
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
Alaska Icefield Expeditions
| Highs Adventure Kennel & Gear
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2017 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Fairbanks | 3/06 12:46:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Nenana | 3/07 01:55:00 | 16 | 3/07 02:09:00 | 16 | 0h 14m | 13h 9m | 4.56 | 60 | |||
| Manley | 3/07 18:05:00 | 16 | 3/08 02:36:00 | 15 | 8h 31m | 15h 56m | 5.65 | 90 | |||
| Tanana | 3/08 14:54:00 | 15 | 3/08 22:15:00 | 14 | 7h 21m | 12h 18m | 5.37 | 66 | |||
| Ruby | 3/09 23:43:00 | 14 | 3/10 06:36:00 | 14 | 6h 53m | 25h 28m | 4.67 | 119 | |||
| Galena | 3/10 12:03:00 | 14 | 3/11 13:54:00 | 14 | 25h 51m | 5h 27m | 9.17 |  |
50 | ||
| Huslia | 3/12 06:36:00 | 14 | 3/12 15:30:00 | 13 | 8h 54m | 15h 42m | 5.22 | |
|
82 | |
| Koyukuk | 3/13 08:35:00 | 13 | 3/13 15:49:00 | 13 | 7h 14m | 17h 5m | 5.03 | |
|
86 | |
| Nulato | 3/13 17:50:00 | 13 | 3/13 17:54:00 | 13 | 0h 4m | 2h 1m | 10.91 | |
|
22 | |
| Kaltag | 3/13 22:05:00 | 13 | 3/14 05:28:00 | 11 | 7h 23m | 4h 11m | 11.24 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/14 22:01:00 | 11 | 3/15 06:31:00 | 11 | 8h 30m | 16h 33m | 5.14 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/15 11:28:00 | 11 | 3/15 20:00:00 | 11 | 8h 32m | 4h 57m | 8.08 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/16 01:00:00 | 11 | 3/16 15:03:00 | 11 | 14h 3m | 5h 0m | 10.00 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/16 20:26:00 | 11 | 3/17 05:17:00 | 10 | 8h 51m | 5h 23m | 8.92 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/17 10:46:00 | 10 | 3/17 23:18:00 | 10 | 12h 32m | 5h 29m | 8.39 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/18 05:12:00 | 10 | 3/18 05:12:00 | 10 | 0h 0m | 5h 54m | 9.32 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/18 08:19:03 | 10 | 3h 7m | 7.06 | |
|
22 | ||||
