Hal Koerner (born January 23, 1976, in Morgantown, WV) is an American distance runner specializing in

ultramarathon An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of . The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running. Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the ...

running. Hal has won the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run and has back to back victories at

Western States Endurance Run The Western States Endurance Run, known commonly as the Western States 100 or Western States, is a 100.2-mile (161 km) ultramarathon that takes place on California's Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada Mountains trails each year on the last ...

in 2007 and 2009. Koerner is the owner of a specialty running store, Rogue Valley Runners, located in the 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 the race director of the Pine to Palm 100 Mile Endurance Run – a hundred-mile foot race from Williams, OR to Ashland, OR held each year during the second weekend in September. He also directs the Siskiyou Out Back Trail Run Festival (8k, 15k, 50k, 50M and 100k) held on Mount Ashland annually since 1999. Additionally, he 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, which run 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 The Colorado Trail is a long-distance trail running for from the mouth of Waterton Canyon southwest of Denver to Durango in Colorado, United States. Its highest point is above sea level, and most of the trail is above . Despite its high elev ...

(489 miles) and the

John Muir Trail The John Muir Trail (JMT) is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, Kings Canyon National Park, Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park, Se ...

(221 miles). To date he has completed over 150 ultra marathons.

Notable wins

* Javelina Jundred, 2013 * Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run, 2012 *Rocky Raccoon 100, 2012 *Javelina Jundred, 2011 * Canadian Death Race, 2010 *

, 2009 * Angeles Crest 100, 2008 *Western States Endurance Run, 2007 *Angeles Crest 100, 2006 * The Bear 100, 1999-2003 * Kettle Morraine 100, 2001

External links

Rogue Valley Runners

References

American male ultramarathon runners American male long-distance runners Living people 1976 births {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub