Musher Details
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
4-wheeler drawing — Sponsored by Northern Air Cargo
2025 Standings
| Checkpoint | Time In | Dogs In | Time Out | Dogs Out | Rest Time | Previous | Layover | Status | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enroute Time | Speed (mph) | 8hr | 24hr | ||||||||
| Fairbanks | 3/03 11:58:00 | 16 | |||||||||
| Nenana | 3/03 17:23:00 | 16 | 3/03 21:43:00 | 16 | 4h 20m | 5h 25m | |||||
| Manley | 3/04 12:48:00 | 16 | 3/04 12:57:00 | 16 | 0h 9m | 15h 5m | 5.64 | 85 | |||
| Tanana | 3/05 02:14:00 | 16 | 3/06 02:21:00 | 15 | 24h 7m | 13h 17m | 4.89 |  |
65 | ||
| Ruby | 3/07 02:04:00 | 15 | 3/07 07:30:00 | 13 | 5h 26m | 23h 43m | 4.93 | |
117 | ||
| Galena | 3/07 13:14:00 | 13 | 3/07 19:21:00 | 13 | 6h 7m | 5h 44m | 8.72 | |
50 | ||
| Nulato | 3/08 01:21:00 | 13 | 3/08 08:22:00 | 13 | 7h 1m | 6h 0m | 8.50 | |
51 | ||
| Kaltag 1 | 3/08 12:35:00 | 13 | 3/08 17:49:00 | 11 | 5h 14m | 4h 13m | 8.54 | |
36 | ||
| Eagle Island 1 | 3/09 07:42:00 | 11 | 3/09 07:56:00 | 11 | 0h 14m | 12h 53m | 5.43 | |
70 | ||
| Grayling 1 | 3/09 20:07:00 | 11 | 3/10 04:07:00 | 11 | 8h 0m | 12h 11m | 4.60 | |
|
56 | |
| Anvik | 3/10 07:10:00 | 11 | 3/10 07:11:00 | 11 | 0h 1m | 3h 3m | 6.89 | |
|
21 | |
| Shageluk | 3/10 11:12:00 | 11 | 3/10 17:31:00 | 11 | 6h 19m | 4h 1m | 6.97 | |
|
28 | |
| Grayling 2 | 3/10 21:42:00 | 11 | 3/11 05:07:00 | 10 | 7h 25m | 4h 11m | 6.69 | |
|
28 | |
| Eagle Island 2 | 3/11 16:25:00 | 10 | 3/11 16:38:00 | 10 | 0h 13m | 11h 18m | 4.96 | |
|
56 | |
| Kaltag 2 | 3/12 04:05:00 | 10 | 3/12 10:52:00 | 9 | 6h 47m | 11h 27m | 6.11 | |
|
70 | |
| Unalakleet | 3/13 02:24:00 | 9 | 3/13 06:47:00 | 8 | 4h 23m | 15h 32m | 5.21 | |
|
81 | |
| Shaktoolik | 3/13 12:42:00 | 8 | 3/13 18:31:00 | 8 | 5h 49m | 5h 55m | 7.10 | |
|
42 | |
| Koyuk | 3/14 01:12:00 | 8 | 3/14 07:37:00 | 8 | 6h 25m | 6h 41m | 7.48 | |
|
50 | |
| Elim | 3/14 13:55:00 | 8 | 3/14 18:50:00 | 8 | 4h 55m | 6h 18m | 7.94 | |
|
50 | |
| White Mountain | 3/15 01:44:00 | 8 | 3/15 09:49:00 | 7 | 8h 5m | 6h 54m | 7.10 | |
|
49 | |
| Safety | 3/15 16:29:00 | 7 | 3/15 16:40:00 | 7 | 0h 11m | 6h 40m | 7.35 | |
|
49 | |
| Nome | 3/15 19:37:22 | 7 | 2h 57m | 7.46 | |
|
22 | ||||
