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.
2020 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/08 14:54:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/08 19:48:00 | 14 | 3/08 19:51:00 | 14 | 0h 3m | 4h 54m | 8.57 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/09 01:58:00 | 14 | 3/09 05:30:00 | 13 | 3h 32m | 6h 7m | 4.90 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/09 10:39:00 | 13 | 3/09 13:23:00 | 12 | 2h 44m | 5h 9m | 7.77 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/09 17:05:00 | 12 | 3/09 20:12:00 | 12 | 3h 7m | 3h 42m | 8.11 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/10 00:25:00 | 12 | 3/10 00:37:00 | 12 | 0h 12m | 4h 13m | 8.30 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/10 13:22:00 | 12 | 3/10 17:43:00 | 12 | 4h 21m | 12h 45m | 5.88 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/10 23:58:00 | 12 | 3/10 23:59:00 | 12 | 0h 1m | 6h 15m | 7.68 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/11 02:36:00 | 12 | 3/12 03:35:00 | 10 | 24h 59m | 2h 37m | 6.88 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/12 06:10:00 | 10 | 3/12 06:15:00 | 10 | 0h 5m | 2h 35m | 8.90 | |
23 | ||
| Cripple | 3/12 20:38:00 | 10 | 3/13 06:45:00 | 9 | 10h 7m | 14h 23m | 5.08 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/13 22:04:00 | 9 | 3/14 02:02:00 | 9 | 3h 58m | 15h 19m | 4.57 | |
70 | ||
| Galena | 3/14 09:09:00 | 9 | 3/14 17:09:00 | 9 | 8h 0m | 7h 7m | 7.03 | |
|
50 | |
| Nulato | 3/15 01:29:00 | 9 | 3/15 06:44:00 | 9 | 5h 15m | 8h 20m | 4.44 | |
|
37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/15 12:29:00 | 9 | 3/15 19:20:00 | 9 | 6h 51m | 5h 45m | 8.17 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/16 11:05:00 | 9 | 3/16 22:20:00 | 7 | 11h 15m | 15h 45m | 5.40 | |
|
85 | |
| Koyuk | 3/17 21:28:00 | 7 | 3/18 03:46:00 | 7 | 6h 18m | 23h 8m | 3.89 | |
|
90 | |
| Elim | 3/18 11:02:00 | 7 | 3/18 18:28:00 | 7 | 7h 26m | 7h 16m | 6.61 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/19 02:48:00 | 7 | 3/19 22:56:00 | 7 | 20h 8m | 8h 20m | 5.52 | |
|
Scratched | 46 |
