Hunter Signs for Spira
April 2009April 09
USA #1 Triathlete Hunter Kemper Signs for Spira
El Paso, Texas --Spira Footwear announced today that it has reached an endorsement arrangement with 3-time Olympian and top ranked Triathlete, Hunter Kemper.
Kemper, who in addition to having a world number one Triathlete ranking, is a 3-time Olympian, a 6-time National Champion, a Lifetime Fitness Triathlon Champion and the 2005 United States Olympic Committee "Sportsman of the Year." He was formerly a Nike-sponsored athlete.
"To have Hunter Kemper train and compete in Spira shoes is a tremendous honor for our company. He has been at the top of the sport for so long, and is extremely highly regarded, both personally and professionally. He joins a growing list of InSPIRAtional athletes who have discovered Spira and our remarkable technology,"
Andy Krafsur, CEO of Spira Footwear said.
"Our sport is as much about the equipment as the athletic endeavor. If you think about it, most of the cycling innovation over the past 20 years has come out of the tri-world. I think the Spira WaveSpring technology is the most significant advancement in footwear technology we've ever seen. It will be a great technology for me to pioneer,"
Hunter Kemper said.
"After struggling with injuries for the past 18 months, the Spira shoes have been a God send." said Kemper. Not only do I expect the WaveSpring technology to help keep me injury free by reducing the stress on my muscles and joints, but I am convinced that the competition shoe, the Spira Stinger, will make me faster as it has for so many competitive runners. It will be my new weapon coming off the bike this season," he said.
Coincidentally, both Kemper and Krafsur are graduates of Wake Forest University. Krafsur Graduated from the Wake Forest School of Law in 1986 and Kemper in 1998.
In addition, Spira and Kemper will team up to help support important causes such as the A-T Children's Project and the National Psoriasis Foundation. Alyssa Krafsur, the 14-year-old daughter of Andy and Holly Fields Krafsur, is a national spokesperson for the Psoriasis Foundation. They will be seen throughout the country raising awareness and funds for both causes at multiple triathlon and running events.