What inspires Milind to make his 50th birthday remarkable?

Inspiration is no slave to age. It can strike person in any time.Same with happened model-turned-marathon runner Milind Soman, who has just completed one of the world's toughest triathlon "Ironman". The ramp star Milind belongs to a family of doctors and professors. As a child he was asked to leave sports and concentrate more on studies, but his mother always supported his involvement with athletics.When asked Milind gives the credit of his recent marathon success to his mother who always keeps on inspiring him to take up sports seriously. "I give credit to my mom for inspiring and encouraging me to take sports seriously. She was a professor of bio-chemistry and at the age of 60 when she retired she started trekking. "Today, she is 76 and participates in a 100 kilometre trek. She does that every year and has inspired my sisters to join her. They all are above 50," Milind told.