I hate it when celebs invade my sport.  Don't get me wrong, I love the publicity it gets for endurance sports...but the media coverage just kills me.  If you haven't heard yet Jennifer Lopez competed in the Nautica Triathlon in Malibu on Sunday.  She finished the 1/2 mile swim, 18 mile ride, and 4 mile run in 2:23:38.  A good respectable time for a first timer - though if you read the news you might be led to believe she won.  Some headlines I've seen today are as follows: "Jennifer Lopez's triathlon success!" "All in under 2 and a half hours" "Great Job Jennifer."  I'll spare you the rest.

Don't get me wrong, I know your first tri is hard and I'm glad to see J-Lo giving it a shot.  But on any given race day I promise you...you can find someone with a story more motivating, moving, and celebratory than that of J-Lo.  Yet that person gets no press, no fanfare, no private trainer, no special VIP race tent, and no fanfare.  That person might have a friend or family member cheering for them...but their accomplishment won't be published in the paper or googled by anyone. 

In other news, I'm excited to now add Jennifer Lopez to the list of celebrities I feel I could beat in a race (Katie Holmes is the other on the list).  So J-Lo, please sign up for the AFAC Tri this Sunday at Disney.  I'd love to pass you :)