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.
Awards
Sportsmanship — Sponsored by Donlin Gold
2021 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Deshka Landing N | 3/07 14:54:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Skwentna N | 3/07 22:08:00 | 14 | 3/07 23:30:00 | 14 | 1h 22m | 7h 14m | 9.26 | 67 | |||
| Finger Lake N | 3/08 03:55:00 | 14 | 3/08 07:54:00 | 14 | 3h 59m | 4h 25m | 9.06 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass N | 3/08 10:56:00 | 14 | 3/08 14:35:00 | 14 | 3h 39m | 3h 2m | 9.89 | 30 | |||
| Rohn N | 3/08 18:28:00 | 14 | 3/08 23:11:00 | 13 | 4h 43m | 3h 53m | 9.01 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai N | 3/09 12:35:00 | 13 | 3/09 17:20:00 | 12 | 4h 45m | 13h 24m | 5.60 | 75 | |||
| McGrath N | 3/10 00:26:00 | 12 | 3/11 01:04:00 | 11 | 24h 38m | 7h 6m | 6.76 |  |
48 | ||
| Ophir N | 3/11 05:29:00 | 11 | 3/11 10:51:00 | 11 | 5h 22m | 4h 25m | 9.28 | |
41 | ||
| Iditarod N | 3/11 23:08:00 | 11 | 3/12 04:29:00 | 11 | 5h 21m | 12h 17m | 6.51 | |
80 | ||
| Ophir S | 3/12 18:47:00 | 11 | 3/13 00:27:00 | 11 | 5h 40m | 14h 18m | 5.59 | |
80 | ||
| McGrath S | 3/13 05:25:00 | 11 | 3/13 13:29:00 | 11 | 8h 4m | 4h 58m | 8.26 | |
|
41 | |
| Nikolai S | 3/13 19:36:00 | 11 | 3/14 00:27:00 | 11 | 4h 51m | 6h 7m | 7.85 | |
|
48 | |
| Rohn S | 3/14 17:53:00 | 11 | 3/14 22:30:00 | 11 | 4h 37m | 16h 26m | 4.56 | |
|
75 | |
| Rainy Pass S | 3/15 03:11:00 | 11 | 3/15 03:18:00 | 11 | 0h 7m | 4h 41m | 7.47 | |
|
35 | |
| Finger Lake S | 3/15 12:28:00 | 11 | 3/15 12:31:00 | 11 | 0h 3m | 9h 10m | 3.27 | |
|
30 | |
| Skwentna S | 3/15 18:26:00 | 11 | 3/16 02:26:00 | 9 | 8h 0m | 5h 55m | 6.76 | |
|
40 | |
| Deshka Landing S | 3/16 12:03:12 | 9 | 9h 37m | 6.97 | |
|
67 | ||||
