Hal Koerner

Hal Koerner (born January 23, 1976, in Morgantown, WV[1][2]) is an American distance runner specializing in ultramarathon running.

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".

[3] 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.

Hal Koerner climbing into Michigan Bluff during the Western States 100 in 2009. A race he would eventually win.