I understand that there were other celebrities who competed in the triathlon yesterday but none of them looked as good as Mario, so they didn’t make the cut here on the blog. To be 100% completely honest, I don’t really pay attention to sporting events like these … but sometimes, the photos are fun to look at. Won’t you enjoy them with me?

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She looks great. I just love her. Kudos and props to Eliza and all of the athletes who competed in the triathlon race this year. I gotta say, my hat is deffo off to those folks who can make their way thru a grueling race like this … I don’t know that I can ever do something like that myself. Again, well done … and Eliza, I <3 U!

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Jennifer Lopez had the support of several important men in her life as she successfully competed in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on Sunday, finishing the race in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds. The singer-actress was cheered on from the sidelines by husband Marc Anthony, who escorted her to a VIP area with his arm securely around her after she crossed the finish line, exhausted, but with her fists pumped in victory. In the VIP area, Lopez met up with Matthew McConaughey, who also competed in the triathlon at Zuma Beach. The actor greeted his former Wedding Planner costar with a big hug. And Lopez was accompanied along the way by her trainer Gunnar Peterson, who was not racing himself, but was there to help out. Lopez, 39, has been training for the event – her first ever triathlon – with Peterson and Self magazine editor-in-chief Lucy Danziger. In August, she appeared on Good Morning America, boasting a positive attitude about her workout regimen. “I feel great,” she said on the show. “I have more energy – [and] I’m proud of myself.” She also revealed that she would be raising money for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles … But for McConaughey, the event was all business. The actor (and fitness buff) had his game face on before the race as he stretched. Still, the actor broke his serious demeanor for a moment, though, when he spotted girlfriend Camila Alves – who spent some of the race time in the VIP area, holding son Levi in a baby bjorn. McConaughey left the line to give her a kiss and rub Levi before the swim began.

Whew! I’m so glad that Jenny’s “injury” was able to heal fast enough to allow her successful completion of this challenging triathlon. In the end, tho, her triathlon run was for a good charity cause so I guess I can’t give her too much grief ;) After the jump, and for Woot!s and LOLs, check out a few pics from Matthew McConaughey and (radomly) Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s triathlon runs …

First up, the Woot!s:

You can say what you will about Matthew the man but he does look good in rubber … looks even better not in rubber so … yeah. And, I was pleasantly surprised to see that Saved By The Bell’s Mark-Paul Gosselaar (who played the infamous Zach Morris) was also among the celebs who competed in the triathlon at Zuma Beach in Malibu, CA yesterday. Here are a few of his pics:

Yeah, I really wanted to post pics from a third celebrity contestant so it was either Mark-Paul or John Cryer … trust me, the Mark-Paul pics was the more attractive way to go ;) In any event, much congrats to all the contestants of yesterday’s Nautica Malibu Triathlon! I’m fairly certain I would never be able to complete such a grueling event so my hat is off to all of you! Well done!!!

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