Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Stories post daily at 7 a.m. and are updated during the day on the Richland Source Facebook page. This exclusive coverage is made possible through the support of St. Peter’s […]
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Oh man, river! Matthew Failor ready to exit frozen Yukon in 2025 Iditarod
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Stories post daily at 7 a.m. and are updated during the day on the Richland Source Facebook page. This exclusive coverage is made possible through the support of St. Peter’s […]
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Paradise by the headlamp light: Matthew Failor completes 77-mile Iditarod loop
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Updates post daily at 7 a.m. and may be updated during the day. This exclusive coverage is made possible through the support of St. Peter’s School and is done with […]
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Iditarod encounter: Matthew Failor literally crosses paths with Jesse Holmes
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Updates post daily at 7 a.m. and may be updated during the day. This exclusive coverage is made possible through the support of St. Peter’s School and is done with […]
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Eyes on the prize: Matthew Failor moving steadily up the Iditarod leaderboard
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Updates post daily at 7 a.m. and may be updated during the day. This exclusive coverage is made possible through the support of St. Peter’s School. (UPDATE: Mansfield native and […]
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Mansfield native Matthew Failor & his sled dog team bounce back at Iditarod
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Updates post daily at 7 a.m. and may be updated during the day. This exclusive coverage is made possible through the support of St. Peter’s School. (UPDATE: Mansfield native and […]
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Rested and ready: Matthew Failor keeps team intact by choosing 24-hour break
Editor’s note: Richland Source is posting daily updates on Mansfield native Matthew Failor’s efforts at the 2025 Iditarod Sled Dog Race, which began March 3. Updates post daily at 7 a.m. and may be updated during the day. This exclusive coverage is made possible through the support of St. Peter’s School. (UPDATE: Iditarod musher and […]
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Man of his word: Matthew Failor carrying old friend’s ashes along Iditarod trail
ON THE IDITAROD TRAIL, Alaska — Jim Davis is back on his beloved Iditarod trail this week, seven months after his death. Mansfield native Matthew Failor took some of his old friend’s ashes with him when the 1,128-mile race began Monday, from Fairbanks to Nome. Davis, 75, is a resident of Fishhook, Alaska. He died […]
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Sand blizzard on the river: Failor, Iditarod mushers suffer winter’s wrath
(Update: Matthew Failor left the Tanana checkpoint Thursday at 2:21 am AKST, having left one dog behind to be transported home. He continued his journey with 15 dogs on his team.) MANSFIELD — No one can say Matthew Failor didn’t warn them about the dangers of racing hundreds of miles along a frozen river in […]
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Following the plan: Mansfield’s Matthew Failor reaches 202-mile mark in Iditarod
TANANA, Alaska — Matthew Failor is sticking to his pre-race plan for the first few days of the 2025 Iditarod. Mush five to six hours. Rest around four hours. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. That strategy had his Alaskan Husky Adventures 17th-Dog team race into the third checkpoint of Tanana on Wednesday at 2:14 a.m. (AKST), a […]