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
Most Inspirational Musher
2022 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/06 14:16:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/06 18:24:00 | 14 | 3/06 18:30:00 | 14 | 0h 6m | 4h 8m | 10.16 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/07 01:35:00 | 14 | 3/07 01:45:00 | 14 | 0h 10m | 7h 5m | 4.24 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/07 06:35:00 | 14 | 3/07 10:45:00 | 14 | 4h 10m | 4h 50m | 8.28 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/07 14:16:00 | 14 | 3/07 17:04:00 | 14 | 2h 48m | 3h 31m | 8.53 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/07 21:30:00 | 14 | 3/08 01:33:00 | 13 | 4h 3m | 4h 26m | 7.89 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/08 11:21:00 | 13 | 3/09 12:41:00 | 13 | 25h 20m | 9h 48m | 7.65 |  |
75 | ||
| McGrath | 3/09 19:09:00 | 13 | 3/09 23:27:00 | 13 | 4h 18m | 6h 28m | 7.42 | |
48 | ||
| Ophir | 3/10 05:32:00 | 13 | 3/10 10:58:00 | 11 | 5h 26m | 6h 5m | 6.74 | |
41 | ||
| Cripple | 3/11 03:09:00 | 11 | 3/11 11:18:00 | 10 | 8h 9m | 16h 11m | 4.51 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/12 02:15:00 | 10 | 3/12 06:10:00 | 10 | 3h 55m | 14h 57m | 4.68 | |
70 | ||
| Galena | 3/12 12:11:00 | 10 | 3/12 22:43:00 | 10 | 10h 32m | 6h 1m | 8.31 | |
|
50 | |
| Nulato | 3/13 06:00:00 | 10 | 3/13 12:34:00 | 9 | 6h 34m | 6h 17m | 5.89 | |
|
37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/13 16:47:00 | 9 | 3/14 02:18:00 | 9 | 9h 31m | 4h 13m | 11.15 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/14 16:25:00 | 9 | 3/15 09:38:00 | 9 | 17h 13m | 14h 7m | 6.02 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/15 14:56:00 | 9 | 3/15 23:07:00 | 9 | 8h 11m | 5h 18m | 7.55 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/16 04:30:00 | 9 | 3/16 12:29:00 | 9 | 7h 59m | 5h 23m | 9.29 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/16 17:18:00 | 9 | 3/16 22:16:00 | 8 | 4h 58m | 4h 49m | 9.97 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/17 03:53:00 | 8 | 3/17 11:53:00 | 7 | 8h 0m | 5h 37m | 8.19 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/17 18:13:00 | 7 | 3/17 18:16:00 | 7 | 0h 3m | 6h 20m | 8.68 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/17 20:51:29 | 7 | 2h 35m | 8.52 | |
|
22 | ||||
