XTERRA Footwear went Hollywood recently when we helped sponsor a celebrity triathlon in Hawaii. Tag the World and a local Hawaiian charity “It Takes an O’hana” put on the Celebrity Tri to benefit local foster youth. The race had 250 participants with 25 celebrities racing. Some of the celebrities that participated were Laird Hamilton, Gabby Reese, Matt Schulze Darin Brooks, Michael Copon, Sean Faris, Clayne Crawford, Ryan Eggold, Rebecca Mader, Kyle Lowder, Arianna Zucker, Drew Lachey, Mehcad Brooks, Heather Tom, Anthony Anderson, Andy Baldwin, Robert Parks-Valletta, Amber Valletta, Wilmar Valderamma, Nicole Eggert, Chris Judd, and Sacha Edwards.
Each celebrity was paired up with a sponsor child and all proceeds went to help out local foster youth programs.
Thanks to the help of Hannah Cornett, actress, Pro-triathlete and model, we were able to give some XR1.0’s as prizes for the race as well as give a pair to all the celebrities that participated. A number of Celebrities had a chance to wear the shoes and they had some very positive things to say about them. Check out some of the comments from the celebrity racers.
Laird Hamilton: “I’m all for the environment and making changes for the future, Xterra is a great product that is helping athletes make a difference”
Gabby Reese: “Having come from the volleyball world, I need comfort and durability, XTERRA has it!”
Hannah Cornett (see photo above)- Actress, XTERRA Pro-Athlete, Model: “I’m a huge XTERRA footwear fan, I’ve had an increase in performance and a decrease in overall time for my triathlons, can’t beat a shoe that makes such a difference.”
Jeremy Jackson: “LOVE my XTERRA shoes and stoked to wear them for my upcoming races, I’ve already seen an improvement in my running and times.”
Michael Copon: “Huge fan, stoked on the new XTERRA shoes”
Robert Parks-Valletta: “XTERRA shoes are some of the most comfortable and fashionable shoes I’ve ever worn and everyone asks me who makes them and I always say, Nike, ha just kidding, XTERRA’s are great and seriously, you’ve made huge fans here in LA.”
Heather Toms: “Comfortable and durable, XTERRA shoes are my new favorite shoe.”
Mehcad Brooks: “These shoes are perfect for any activity, I’m actually using them to train in now for my next race.”
Matt Schulze: “cool shoes, def in my wardrobe favs now.”
Sasha Edwards: “love my new XTERRA shoes, they’re so cute and fabulous,
totally girly!”
Sean Faris: “these shoes rock, totally stylin’ for play and competitions”
