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
Herbie Nayokpuk Memorial — Sponsored by Northern Air Cargo
Sportsmanship — Sponsored by Donlin Gold
2024 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Willow | 3/03 14:58:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Yentna | 3/03 18:57:00 | 16 | 3/03 19:02:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 3h 59m | 10.54 | 42 | |||
| Skwentna | 3/04 02:15:00 | 16 | 3/04 02:23:00 | 16 | 0h 8m | 7h 13m | 4.16 | 30 | |||
| Finger Lake | 3/04 12:02:00 | 16 | 3/04 12:08:00 | 16 | 0h 6m | 9h 39m | 4.15 | 40 | |||
| Rainy Pass | 3/04 15:41:00 | 16 | 3/04 15:46:00 | 16 | 0h 5m | 3h 33m | 8.45 | 30 | |||
| Rohn | 3/04 23:45:00 | 16 | 3/04 23:55:00 | 16 | 0h 10m | 7h 59m | 4.38 | 35 | |||
| Nikolai | 3/05 13:16:00 | 16 | 3/05 17:00:00 | 15 | 3h 44m | 13h 21m | 5.62 | 75 | |||
| McGrath | 3/05 23:52:00 | 15 | 3/06 04:13:00 | 15 | 4h 21m | 6h 52m | 6.99 | 48 | |||
| Takotna | 3/06 06:33:00 | 15 | 3/06 06:36:00 | 15 | 0h 3m | 2h 20m | 7.71 | 18 | |||
| Ophir | 3/06 09:35:00 | 15 | 3/07 09:51:00 | 15 | 24h 16m | 2h 59m | 7.71 |  |
23 | ||
| Cripple | 3/07 23:39:00 | 15 | 3/07 23:53:00 | 15 | 0h 14m | 13h 48m | 5.29 | |
73 | ||
| Ruby | 3/08 13:57:00 | 15 | 3/08 17:38:00 | 15 | 3h 41m | 14h 4m | 4.98 | |
70 | ||
| Galena | 3/09 00:10:00 | 15 | 3/09 08:10:00 | 14 | 8h 0m | 6h 32m | 7.65 | |
|
50 | |
| Nulato | 3/09 14:08:00 | 14 | 3/09 18:41:00 | 14 | 4h 33m | 5h 58m | 6.20 | |
|
37 | |
| Kaltag | 3/09 22:51:00 | 14 | 3/10 04:27:00 | 13 | 4h 36m | 4h 10m | 11.28 | |
|
47 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/10 22:04:00 | 13 | 3/11 07:31:00 | 12 | 9h 27m | 17h 37m | 4.82 | |
|
85 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/11 12:58:00 | 12 | 3/11 17:33:00 | 12 | 4h 35m | 5h 27m | 7.34 | |
|
40 | |
| Koyuk | 3/11 23:19:00 | 12 | 3/12 05:12:00 | 11 | 5h 53m | 5h 46m | 8.67 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/12 11:34:00 | 11 | 3/12 17:20:00 | 11 | 5h 46m | 6h 22m | 7.54 | |
|
48 | |
| White Mountain | 3/12 23:37:00 | 11 | 3/13 07:39:00 | 11 | 8h 2m | 6h 17m | 7.32 | |
|
46 | |
| Safety | 3/13 14:16:00 | 11 | 3/13 14:19:00 | 11 | 0h 3m | 6h 37m | 8.31 | |
|
55 | |
| Nome | 3/13 17:35:27 | 11 | 3h 16m | 6.73 | |
|
22 | ||||
