Who would imagine celebrating their birthday in an adventurous style? Well, the adrenaline junkie and travel couple Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar believe in doing so. Celebrating Ankita's 28th birthday, husband Milind Soman trekked at Mount Kilimanjaro (the highest mountain in Africa) and sealed the journey with a kiss at the highest peak of the mountain. Sharing some romantic yet adventurous updates from their trip, Milind Soman wrote that he thinks she is the first Assamese woman to do this. Take a look at the pictures -

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Ankita Konwar also posted stunning pictures from the highest peak and wrote that the trek required a 'lot of courage, patience and resistance to reach the top' and it was all worth it with all the support she got from her husband.

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Ankita speaks about their marriage: 

While the duo showered love over each other on Instagram, they never spoke out openly about each other in media. Ankita who tied the knot with the model-turned-actor in a private ceremony in Alibaug back in 2018, revealed that they have been dated for 5 years before their wedding and they have got hitched thrice.

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MILIND SOMAN'S RUNNING MANTRA

Limca record holder Milind Soman says if you know the road, go "barefoot"; if you don't, wear "slippers". But run you must is the mantra of model-actor turned fitness crusader Milind Soman. Soman, in 2017, successfully completed Florida Ultraman challenge triathlon of 517 km which involved 423km of cycling, a 10km swim and an 84km ultra-marathon. Importantly, he was the only one back then who completed the challenge of participating barefoot.

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"Barefoot running is the natural way to run, that is how our body is evolved to run well. Running is a natural movement and shoes are not a necessity, hence everyone can run," Soman told PTI while announcing the 7th edition of the 'Pinkathon', an Indian women-only marathon, here.

(With PTI inputs)