Milind Soman wins ‘Ironman’ title at 50

Bollywood actor and model Milind Soman known for his deadly looks, has made India proud by successfully completing the Ironman Triathlon held in Zurich. Fifty year old Milind Soman had completed the task within the time period of 15 hours and 19 minutes. The Triathlon was held on July 19 in Switzerland.

The Ironman Triathlon is considered as one of the toughest races in the world, it had around 2000 participants from which seven were from India. It includes a 3.8-km swim, a 180.2-km cycle ride and 42.2-km run raced in that order without a break. The participants have to complete them within a time span of 16 hours to win the title of Ironman.

Milind said, “If you are sufficiently aware and monitor your body’s response at every stage in terms of nutrition and pace, it will all come together. I wanted to gift myself something special in my 50th year and I am glad I could do this.”

Milind further added, “I prepared really well and it was a great experience. The challenge was to complete the cycling segment in less than eight hours since it is a new activity for me and there was a cut-off time to adhere to. The swim in Lake Zurich was great and the 42-km run is something that I have been doing for years.”

Wishing the Ironman Milind Soman on his win in the toughest Triathlon.