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
| 17th-Dog Boosters
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Awards
Most Improved Musher — Sponsored by Matsom
Most Improved Musher — Sponsored by Matson
2018 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/04 15:46:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/04 22:01:00 | 16 | 3/04 22:05:00 | 16 | 0h 4m | 6h 15m | 6.72 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/05 01:04:00 | 16 | 3/05 04:36:00 | 16 | 3h 32m | 2h 59m | 10.06 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/05 09:08:00 | 16 | 3/05 12:55:00 | 16 | 3h 47m | 4h 32m | 8.82 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/05 16:20:00 | 16 | 3/05 20:03:00 | 16 | 3h 43m | 3h 25m | 8.78 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/05 23:47:00 | 16 | 3/06 04:18:00 | 16 | 4h 31m | 3h 44m | 9.38 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/06 17:28:00 | 16 | 3/06 20:30:00 | 16 | 3h 2m | 13h 10m | 5.70 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/07 03:02:00 | 16 | 3/07 03:20:00 | 16 | 0h 18m | 6h 32m | 7.35 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/07 05:38:00 | 16 | 3/08 06:04:00 | 16 | 24h 26m | 2h 18m | 7.83 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/08 08:24:00 | 16 | 3/08 08:28:00 | 16 | 0h 4m | 2h 20m | 9.86 | |
23 | ||
| Iditarod | 3/08 22:14:00 | 16 | 3/09 03:03:00 | 16 | 4h 49m | 13h 46m | 5.81 | |
80 | ||
| Shageluk | 3/09 10:59:00 | 16 | 3/09 19:01:00 | 16 | 8h 2m | 7h 56m | 6.93 | |
|
55 | |
| Anvik | 3/09 22:20:00 | 16 | 3/09 22:25:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 3h 19m | 7.54 | |
|
25 | |
| Grayling | 3/10 00:54:00 | 16 | 3/10 07:07:00 | 16 | 6h 13m | 2h 29m | 7.25 | |
|
18 | |
| Kaltag | 3/11 07:40:00 | 3/11 07:54:00 | 15 | 0h 14m | 23h 33m | 5.18 | |
|
122 | ||
| Unalakleet | 3/12 01:15:00 | 15 | 3/12 06:05:00 | 14 | 4h 50m | 17h 21m | 4.90 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/12 12:06:00 | 14 | 3/12 17:18:00 | 12 | 5h 12m | 6h 1m | 6.65 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/13 01:40:00 | 12 | 3/13 09:04:00 | 12 | 7h 24m | 8h 22m | 5.98 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/13 15:53:00 | 12 | 3/13 20:32:00 | 12 | 4h 39m | 6h 49m | 7.04 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/14 03:28:00 | 12 | 3/14 11:28:00 | 12 | 8h 0m | 6h 56m | 6.63 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/14 18:07:00 | 12 | 3/14 18:09:00 | 11 | 0h 2m | 6h 39m | 8.27 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/14 20:53:52 | 11 | 2h 44m | 8.05 | |
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22 | ||||
