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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/koerner-ends-winless-streak-earns-top-honors-at-western-states-100mi-endura/">Koerner ends winless streak and earns top honors at Western States 100</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted June 25, 2007 at 08:00 PM by Jessica Galvano</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Sixth time’s a charm. For Hal Koerner, a sixth attempt at the Western States Endurance Run brought a long sought after victory. A five-year streak without title ended for Koerner Saturday night as he crossed a finish lined with spectators. At 9:12 p.m., Koerner received a winner’s welcome from a host of camera flashes and a freshly star-studded sky. Although he finished third in 2004 and ninth in 2003, Koerner has returned to the renowned 100-miler each year with an eye for first. In his previous races, Koerner had remained with the pack, matching their steady pace rather than setting his own. Saturday, however, the Oregon ultrarunner ran almost every mile without the company of his fellow competitors. His 2007 strategy: run alone, take the lead and keep it. …<a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/koerner-ends-winless-streak-earns-top-honors-at-western-states-100mi-endura/">(<a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/koerner-ends-winless-streak-earns-top-honors-at-western-states-100mi-endura/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/koerner-ends-winless-streak-earns-top-honors-at-western-states-100mi-endura/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/comment/koerner-ends-winless-streak-earns-top-honors-at-western-states-100mi-endura/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/destinations/">destinations</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/united-states/">united-states</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/news/">news</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/race-recaps/">race-recaps</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/trail-running/">trail-running</a>, <a href="http://www.trailfit.com/outdoors/archive/category/ultramarathons/">ultramarathons</a><br /><br /> </P>