I became very active in sports ever since I graduated from high-school in 1977. In high-school, just like any other Iranian youth, my favorite and only sport was soccer. I would always get depressed those days that our gym teacher, Mr. Jaberi, would make us either run, play basketball, or engage in any sport other than soccer. After high-school and after I moved to the U.S., since I did not have a lot of friends to play soccer with, my interest in soccer slowly faded and I became more interested in individual sports such as tennis, running, cycling and swimming.

It was shortly after my interest in these individual sports that I decided to compete in some events, both to establish a goal for myself and to quench my thirst for competition.

Since 1991, I have been competing as an amateur triathlete in triathlon races worldwide. My accomplishments include 6 Ironman triathlons including Ironman Mont Tremblant in 2013, Ironman Coeur D'Alene in 2012, Ironman Arizona in 2010 , Ironman Canada in 2008, Ironman USA Lake Placid in 2007 and The Great Floridian in 1998, 25+ Half-Ironman distance triathlons, and 250+ other types of races. I have also competed in 5 separate World Triathlon Championship (ITU) races representing Iran. I have won my age group and placed top three in my age group in several triathlons sponsored by The Triathlantic Association, Piranha Sports and The Columbia Triathlon Association. As of 2014, I was nationally ranked 1,241st in the country.

Aside from the sport of Triathlon, I am also an avid skier and runner and have competed in 53 marathons and ultra-marathons in 33 states + DC, including Boston (3), New York City (4), Marine Corps (6), Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Miami, Los Angeles , Houston, Steamtown (PA), Myrtle Beach, Seattle, Detroit, Hartford, New Jersey, Delaware, Nashville Country Music, St. George (Utah), Arizona R&R, NC Outer Banks, New Orleans Mardis Gras, R&R DC Marathon and Pittsburgh marathon. I also belong to the 50 States Marathon Club, which tracks runners running a marathon in all 50 states. For more detailed information about my athletic activities and personal achievements and records, please refer to my Athletic Activities & Achievements page. To read an article, that includes several action photos, written about my triathlon achievements, please refer to the Iranian Sports Homepage . If you would like to view my family, as well as competition-related photos, please see my Photo Gallery.

To read an article written about my Triathlon achievements, that also includes many action shots, please go to the Iranian Sports Homepage.

My National Triathlon Ranking since 1997:

Below is a partial list of my achievements in the sports of running:

Race Name	Distance	Overall Time	Year	Overall Pace	Rank	Out Of
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Crystal City 10K	10K	48:16	1995	7.46	411	1091
Annapolis 10-Miler	10-Miler	1:26:31	1995	8.39	5	44
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:41:30	1995	7.45	317	1087
NYC Marathon	Marathon	3:48:45	1995	8.43	6540	26531
Army 10-miler	10-Miler	1:16:34	1995	7.39	2283	8382
Marine Corps Marathon	Marathon	3:37:47	1995	8.19	2893	14795
Run Vs Row 10K	10K	46:22	1995	7.28	308	986
Sallie Mae 10K	10K	46:26	1995	7.28	553	2229
GW Classic 15K	15K	1:09:57	1995	7.27	604	2020
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:17:32	1996	7.42	1020	5230
GW Classic 15K	15K	1:12:32	1996	7.43	544	1995
Sallie Mae 10K	10K	46:10	1996	7.25	480	1838
Rockville Rotary 8K	8K	38:10	1996	7.38	596	1841
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:40:18	1996	7.39	399	1672
Georgetown 10K	10K	46:11	1996	7.25	642	3024
Army 10-miler	10-Miler	1:15:34	1996	7.33	2024	7579
Marine Corps Marathon	Marathon	4:12:25	1996	9.37	5852	15238
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:13:12	1997	7.18	868	5644
GW Classic 15K	15K	1:06:33	1997	7.06	250	1998
Pike's Peek 10K	10K	42:37	1997	6.52	277	1943
Pittsburgh Marathon	Marathon	3:30:34	1997	8.02	371	1829
Annapolis 10-Miler	10-Miler	1:16:19	1997	7.37	824	3290
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:41:45	1997	7.46	392	1578
Army 10-miler	10-Miler	1:14:35	1997	7.27	2081	9411
Marine Corps Marathon	Marathon	3:44:23	1997	8.32	2746	14005