Hal Koerner

Hal Koerner (born January 23, 1976, in Morgantown, WV) is an American distance runner specializing in ultramarathon running. Hal won the HardRock 100 and has back to back victories at Western States 100 in 2007 and 2009.

He is the owner of a specialty running store, Rogue Valley Runners, located in the mountainous Southern Oregon town of Ashland. He is one of the subjects of JB Benna's feature-length documentary "Unbreakable: The Western States 100".

He is Race Director of the Pine to Palm 100 Mile Endurance Run - A hundred-mile footrace from Williams, OR to Ashland, OR held each year the second weekend in September. In addition to that race he also directs the Siskiyou Out Back Trail Run Festival (8k, 15k, 50k, 50M and 100k) held on Mount Ashland annually since 1999. He also created and directs The Lithia Loop Trail Marathon / Mini- Marathon / 10k also held in Ashland, OR the first weekend in November.

In 2014, "Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning" was published and released by VeloPress. The book details training for an ultra marathon; from 50k to 100 miles. It debuted #1 in its category on Amazons bestsellers list.

Koerner has held the Fastest Known Time for the Colorado Trail (489 miles) and the John Muir Trail (221 miles). To date he has completed over 150 ultra marathons. Provided by Wikipedia