Warm ocean water and warm temperatures were factors at the 29th annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon presented by Equinox today.
More than 5,000 participants swam in 68 degree water at Zuma Beach, and encountered air in the 80 degree neighborhood as they rode bicycles and then ran up and down Pacific Coast Highway at Trancas.
More than $1.3 million was raised to support the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Pediatric Cancer Research Program.
Jason Pedersen prevailed as the overall winner of the triathlon, completing the half-mile ocean swim, 18-mile bike course and four mile run in 1:13:12.59. Kylie Matulick seized first place in the female division with a time of 1:35:45.63
In the celebrity categories, Katherine Kelly Lang finished first with a time of 1:53:27.05. Colin Egglesfield came in first in the celebrity male division, with a time of 1:38:58.36.
“The Amazing Race” took the number one spot among the co-ed celebrity relay division, with an overall time of 1:26:21.26.
Other participants in the celebrity division included Chace Crawford, Jon Cryer, Jack Falahee and Michael Weatherly.
Money raised from the triathlon helps to fund the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles’ Pediatric Cancer Research Program, for research and treatment for children with the deadliest forms of childhood cancer.
