Sunday, September 14, 2008

Jennifer Lopez: First-Class Triathlete

Not far removed from giving birth to twins, Jennifer Lopez made her way through the Nautica Malibu Triathlon, finishing in three and a half hours on Sunday morning (September 14).

Raising her arms in the air as a victory, J. Lo smiled as she crossed the finish line after swimming, biking and running. “Thank you guys so much. This is an amazing day,” she told event onlookers.

Lopez got her inspiration to race while pregnant, as she told ABC’s Good Morning America: “I was beached like a whale. I was watching TV, and I saw a triathlon and I said, ‘You know what? I think I could do that, that would be great for me to do. Maybe I’ll do it this year.’”

Getting back into shape after having her twins in February wasn’t the only thing that was rewarding to her. “I feel really great and so glad I finished and that I made it out of the water but more amazing than that, I feel really great that we raised $127,000 for the Children’s Hospital and hopefully it’ll go to good use,” Lopez said.

Meanwhile, hubby Marc Anthony cheered on his wife from the sidelines, with the two sharing kisses in between the biking and running sections of the race. When Lopez reached the finish line, she joined him as well as her family and fellow racer Matthew McConaughey in the VIP area. Supporting McConaughey was girlfriend Camila Alves and their child Levi.

“Swimming is a killer,” Lopez explained. “I’m not going to lie.” The whole event was able to get $950,000. Fans supported her and threw up high fives when they saw Jenny from the block in on the act. She joked around saying, she was going to finish, “even if she has to crawl across the finish line.”

On a side note, it was just recently announced that Jennifer will not be serving as a final guest judge on Project Runway due to a recent foot injury. Nonetheless, she somehow was able to muster up the energy to run.

Gossip Girls

Enjoy the pictures of Jennifer Lopez (and Matthew McConaughey) at the Nautica Malibu Triathlon (September 14).