The 39-year-old singer/actress was among her Wedding Planner co-star, Matthew McConaughey, and hundreds of other participants for the Nautica Malibu Triathlon on Sunday morning.
The annual event benefits the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles’ Pediatric Cancer Research Program. The race itself is comprised of a half-mile ocean swim, 18-mile bike ride and four-mile run.
Lopez finished in two hours, 23 minutes and 28 seconds, according to People magazine. McConaughey finished in one hour, 30 minutes and 44.7 seconds.
US Weekly reports that at the finish line, Lopez pumped her arms in the air and smiled. Her husband Marc Anthony was on the sidelines to greet her.
She thanked the crowed for their support and expressed excitement for the amount of money that was raised.
“Hopefully it’ll go to good use,” she said.
Lopez’s participation alone raised $127,000 for the Children’s Hospital of L.A. and the event overall raised $950,000.
The new mom said last month on Good Morning America that she was inspired to run a triathlon while eight months pregnant with her twins Max and Emme, who were born in February.
“I was beached like a whale,” Lopez said. While watching TV one day she saw a triathlon and said ‘You know what? I think I could do that, that would be great for me to do,’ she explained.
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