21 Celebrities You Never Knew Were Triathletes

In 2013, the celebrity chef took his skills to the Ironman World Championship and finished at a respectable 14:04:48. Since then, he’s been an active participant in Ironman competitions around the world and has taken part in countless marathons and triathlons.

The Lord of the Rings star competed in the Ironman World Championship in 2015. He crossed the finish line at 15:30:31 and raised more than $25,000 for his charity #Run3rd, which provides support for running programs for underserved children, according to PEOPLE.

The New Girl actor has competed in multiple Nautica Malibu Triathlons, his first being in 2012. “It is an incredible event and it raises money for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles for pediatric cancer research,” Max told PEOPLE ahead of his fourth year participating in 2016. “Every dollar is necessary and goes to good use. As a parent, I can’t think of anything more important.”

J-Lo is another star who’s participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon. She competed in the 2008 iteration, finishing the 1/2-mile swim, 18-mile bike ride, and 4-mile run in 2:23:28—and it was her first triathlon.

There’s no doubt that Matthew McConaughey is fit, but did you know he finished the 4-mile run portion of the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 27:25? That’s just slightly under a 7 minute mile pace. His final time was 1:43:48. Alright, alright, alright.

Racecar driver Tony Kanaan has been signing up for triathlons for decades. “I started swimming when I was a little kid racing go-carts because you can’t really lift weights, so I started to swim to get stronger in my upper body,” Tony told Active. “And I’ve always biked and the run just sort of happened. I thought, ‘If I’m doing all three, then I might as well motivate myself to train more,’ so I signed up for my first triathlon 18 years ago and I caught the bug.”

Mel C lives up to her nickname Sporty Spice. The singer has been competing in triathlons around the world since 2011.

Felicity Huffman was likely the one to get Macy out and running. How do we know? She’s completed in more than half a dozentriathlons and finished all of them in under one hour and 47 minutes.

And now we’ve hit The Office portion of this list. Many of the cast members have gotten together over the years to participate and relay in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon. Ellie Kemper is one of them, who lent her legs to the running portion of the event.

Rainn Wilson, who famously portrayed Dwight Schrute in The Office, also competed alongside his costars. Too bad Jim wasn’t there to pull a prank on him.

Ed Helms (a.k.a. Andy from The Office) also competed with his costars during their relay version of the Nautica Malibu Triathlon.

Mario Lopez loves to run, saying it’s the best way to condition. The TV personality completed the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2009 in 2:03:17.

Everyone knows the Baywatch star can run. But he can swim and bike too. The Hoff participated on Richard Branson’s team for the 2010 Virgin London Triathlon.

The tennis star is no stranger to the triathlon circuit. She often joins fellow athletes for relay triathlons around the world.

Alexander Ludwig crossed the finish line with his brother Nicholas Ludwig in the 2018 Nautica Malibu Triathlon. It was the Vikings star’s first triathlon, but Ludwig’s already looking forward to this year’s race, according to his Instagram.

James Marsden takes part in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon every year to help him maintain his body. “It forces you to stay in shape because you never know when you’re going to be asked to get naked,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. In 2017, the triathlon fell on an important day: the day of the Emmy Awards. Marsden chose the race

Jennifer has participated in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon several times. More recently, the actress suited up for the Springs Back Triathlon, finishing with a time of 1:36:16.

Zac swam, biked, and ran in the 2017 Nautica Malibu Triathlon alongside a very special competitor: his brother, Dylan.

Scott Eastwood fave the cameras a smile as he prepared for the start of the race. The actor participated in the Lifetime South Beach Triathlon in 2016.

Will Ferrell looked as if he was on the set of one of his comedies wearing a tank top, short-shorts, and sweatband to compete in a triathlon in 2002.

Jeremy Piven flashes a smile as he accepts his medals for his performance in the 23rd annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon in 2009.

From: Men’s Health US