I'm so glad even she looks like a dork

[alpinerabbit]

So it can't be helped.

edit: better?

[sgtiger]

????? I'm missing something.

[lph]

better indeed. I thought it probably was that picture of JLo in a pillowcase.

But she is sporting the sweetest smile, though!

[VeloVT]

I'm really surprised she's sporting trainers and toeclips. Given the fact that she probably had a coach and money is certainly no obstacle, I would have expected bling gear (anyone know what kind of bike she's riding? I'm too lazy to google for that myself but I'd be mildly interested).

But seriously, what is she wearing? I would not have expected that from HER of all people, since every other time you see her she's wearing something as tight and bare as possible...

I have to say, I don't have any problem with J.LO doing a tri. It doesn't annoy me. How many other random people who are not "serious athletes" compete in races of various kinds? How many people are running marathons these days with an explicit goal of like, 5 hours (that is, with the goal to finish and not the goal to race)? How is it any different? Everyone is entitled to whatever they can acheive.

However, I won't deny taking some pleasure in making fun of JLO when given a good excuse .

[aicabsolut]

an s-works Ruby with toe clips for a race ....

not to offend anyone who uses toe clips, but if you get a $6300 race performance machine, why?

and why are her brake levers pointing up?

[alpinerabbit]

I wasn't dissing J (her time was not stellar but what the heck) - I was just doing the "superstar + helmet = dorky look" math and telling myself it's not my fault if I look like a dork on pics.

[Tri Girl]

I still can't believe that's her. Doesn't look a thing like her (although I probably don't look like me with all my gear on).
Good for her for getting out there and doing something fun just like the rest of us. And if I had her bod, I'd definitely NOT be wearing that gigantic outfit. I'm thinking crop tri top with shorty shorts to show off my awesome bod. In my current body- I can totally see wearing something like that.

[wnyrider]

I had to do a google to see more pictures. Was hard for me to believe... but it was Jennifer Lopez for real. Wow!

[TrekTheKaty]

AlpineRabbit, I appreciate your point--even celebrities look goofy in a bike helmet. However, I like the pic of Matthew better!

[ASammy1]

I agree w/ cunninghamair! Although I did hear that Matthew McConaughey had some raging B.O. because he doesn't believe in deodorant. Also, I cant stand to hear him speak, so I'd rather sew his mouth shut and just look at him!

[tc1]

Muscle shirts are out of style? Dang, I didn't get the memo. Next you're gonna tell me the mullet is old news.
Seriously, I like the muscle T on girls, looks gloriously butch.

[Flur]

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think it's a bit insulting that she really didn't prepare and work towards being successful in the tri (as per the quote above). It's one thing for Matthew McConaughey, who's an athlete, but quite another for Ms. Lopez. It's insulting to the rest of the contestants that worked for it, and that work really hard to justify spending the $$ to have a bike like that. She could have trained more, put some effort into it.

Or maybe it's just that I really don't like her, don't see what people see in her, etc.

[luvmypwds]

I say good for her. It's great that she's out there doing something active. These celebrities are often times role models (unfortunately I guess) to teenagers, so in my mind, if JLo goes out and does a tri and gets active, she'll win points from me. I don't care how much she's trianed or not - the point is she is out there doing it. Heck, I'm sure lots of people feel that my bike is wasted on me too, lol.

[Pedal Wench]

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think it's a bit insulting that she really didn't prepare and work towards being successful in the tri (as per the quote above). It's one thing for Matthew McConaughey, who's an athlete, but quite another for Ms. Lopez. It's insulting to the rest of the contestants that worked for it, and that work really hard to justify spending the $$ to have a bike like that. She could have trained more, put some effort into it.

Or maybe it's just that I really don't like her, don't see what people see in her, etc.

She DID train. I believe she meant that before she started training, she hadn't ridden a bike. She had a trainer, and there's no way she hopped on a bike for the first time for the race. She raised over $127,000 for the Children's Hospital, and the entire race raised over $900,000. She DID train, was sponsored by Specialized, and never got comfortable with cleats. What's wrong with that? SELF magazine has been following her training efforts: http://www.self.com/livingwell/blogs/celebrity/
Here's a shot of her with her trainer back in August

[aicabsolut]

From that part of the blog it looks like she never tried cleats.