JLO Does It

Wake up, America. The end hasn't come. Pigs have not taken flight. Snowballs have not become sturdier in southern hemispheres. Instead, as advertised, actress Jennifer Lopez completed the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on Sunday, crossing the finish line in 2 hours 23 minutes and 28 seconds. She didn't break any records in the celebrity division, but the competition was stiff from the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, John Hamm, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jon Cryer, Monique Coleman, Scott Foley and Anna Kournikova.



So, how did this new mother of twins whip herself into shape enough to swim a half mile, ride 18 miles and run 4 miles? With a personal trainer, to be sure, and probably chef and time away from work and without the worry about paying the bills ... we hear ya. But she still had to do it herself. All the money in the world can't magically transport a gal over that distance with the same satisfaction of doing it under her own power. This is how she did it.

Though it was on a different day, our own Taos Poole was in on the action in the Olympic distance event. His speedy time of 2:19:07.6 put him 8th in his age group and 58th overall. He was the fourth Arizonan to finish. If all that were not enough, Taos even had a picture snapped with Olympian and perennial nice guy professional triathlete Hunter Kemper. Congratulations, Taos.

Top Arizona Men 1. Tom Rozint; Phoenix 2. Carlos Nunez; Tempe 3. Trapper Steinle; Scottsdale 4. Taos Poole; Scottsdale

Top Arizona Women 1. Elizabeth Adams; Phoenix 2. Tami Rollins, Glendale 3. Renee Crawford; Phoenix

With any luck, these folks will be too tired out to race the Nathan's Triathlon in Tempe on Sunday.


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