Jennifer Lopez talks about her first triathlon on Ellen

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This morning, Jennifer Lopez told Ellen Degeneres about her first triathlon.  

According to her interview with Ellen, J.Lo decided to train for the Malibu Triathlon while she was pregnant with twins.  She wanted to start training shortly after she gave birth.  Her husband, Marc Anthony, thought it was all “pregnancy brain,” and he thought she really wasn’t going to go through with it.

Jennifer gave birth to twins a few months before the race, and she started getting back into shape.  She told Ellen that she really only started training for the triathlon about 2 months before the event.

J.Lo also mentioned that she wasn’t planning on doing a triathlon ever again.  The swim freaked her out.  She recounted standing on the beach before the swim wondering “Why am I doing this again?...”  That’s a common sentiment among triathletes (especially those doing an ocean swim).

Congrats on finishing, Jennifer!  

However, many athletes might be concerned that people will see this interview, and then start training for a triathlon 2 months before the race like J.Lo did.  That’s pretty risky, unless you’ve developed a good base.

Maybe Jennifer has inspired you to compete in your first triathlon.  If so, find a good training plan, and build up to it more than 2 months in advance. 

Happy training!