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 Improved Musher
2023 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/05 14:28:00 | 14 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/05 18:26:00 | 14 | 3/05 18:30:00 | 14 | 0h 4m | 3h 58m | 10.59 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/06 01:07:00 | 14 | 3/06 01:10:00 | 14 | 0h 3m | 6h 37m | 4.53 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/06 06:08:00 | 14 | 3/06 09:30:00 | 14 | 3h 22m | 4h 58m | 8.05 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/06 12:51:00 | 14 | 3/06 12:56:00 | 14 | 0h 5m | 3h 21m | 8.96 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/06 20:58:00 | 14 | 3/06 21:08:00 | 14 | 0h 10m | 8h 2m | 4.36 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/07 09:55:00 | 14 | 3/07 13:52:00 | 12 | 3h 57m | 12h 47m | 5.87 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/07 20:00:00 | 12 | 3/07 20:03:00 | 12 | 0h 3m | 6h 8m | 7.83 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/07 22:26:00 | 12 | 3/08 23:02:00 | 12 | 24h 36m | 2h 23m | 7.55 |  |
18 | ||
| Ophir | 3/09 01:37:00 | 12 | 3/09 01:44:00 | 12 | 0h 7m | 2h 35m | 8.90 | |
23 | ||
| Iditarod | 3/09 15:48:00 | 12 | 3/09 20:03:00 | 11 | 4h 15m | 14h 4m | 5.69 | |
80 | ||
| Shageluk | 3/10 03:14:00 | 11 | 3/10 07:26:00 | 11 | 4h 12m | 7h 11m | 7.66 | |
55 | ||
| Anvik | 3/10 10:35:00 | 11 | 3/10 10:36:00 | 11 | 0h 1m | 3h 9m | 7.94 | |
25 | ||
| Grayling | 3/10 12:51:00 | 11 | 3/10 20:52:00 | 11 | 8h 1m | 2h 15m | 8.00 | |
|
18 | |
| Eagle Island | 3/11 03:23:00 | 11 | 3/11 07:47:00 | 10 | 4h 24m | 6h 31m | 9.51 | |
|
62 | |
| Kaltag | 3/11 16:25:00 | 10 | 3/11 22:57:00 | 9 | 6h 32m | 8h 38m | 6.95 | |
|
60 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/12 14:10:00 | 9 | 3/12 17:21:00 | 9 | 3h 11m | 14h 13m | 5.98 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/12 22:36:00 | 9 | 3/13 02:10:00 | 9 | 3h 34m | 5h 15m | 7.62 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/13 07:35:00 | 9 | 3/13 11:43:00 | 8 | 4h 8m | 5h 25m | 9.23 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/13 17:43:00 | 8 | 3/13 21:50:00 | 7 | 4h 7m | 6h 0m | 8.00 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/14 03:54:00 | 7 | 3/14 11:54:00 | 6 | 8h 0m | 6h 4m | 7.58 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/14 20:21:00 | 6 | 3/14 20:28:00 | 6 | 0h 7m | 8h 27m | 6.51 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/15 00:20:36 | 6 | 3h 52m | 5.69 | |
|
22 | ||||
