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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Lawyers Have Heart	10K	49:25	1992	7.57	442	715
BCC 20K	20K	1:40:45	1994	8.15	203	305
St. Paddy's 10K	10K	47:30	1994	7.44	540	1809
Rockville Rotary 8K	8K	38:52	2002	7.46	674	2339
Annapolis 10-Miler	10-Miler	1:27:20	2002	8.44	1551	4276
Annapolis 10-Miler	10-Miler	1:24:03	2003	8.24	1490	4419
Run Vs Row 10K	10K	45:12	1994	7.24	161	577
Run Vs Row 10K	10K	46:22	1995	7.28	308	986
Sallie Mae 10K	10K	48:54	1992	8	3	22
Pike's Peek 10K	10K	45:00	2004	7.15	364	2367
Pike's Peek 10K	10K	45:16	2005	7.18	331	2000
Frederick Marathon	Marathon	4:09:15	2005	9.31	272	521
Rockville Rotary 8K	8K	39:45	2005	7.57	619	1945
Riley's Rumble	Half-Maratthon	1:51:41	2005	8.32	254	636
Annapolis 10-Miler	10-Miler	1:23:37	2005	8.21	904	3867
Sallie Mae 10K	10K	48:24	1993	7.56	6	55
Sallie Mae 10K	10K	44:41	1994	7.19	423	2200
Sallie Mae 10K	10K	46:26	1995	7.28	553	2229
GW Classic 15K	15K	1:11:49	1993	7.23	7	66
GW Classic 15K	15K	1:10:18	1994	7.31	680	2214
GW Classic 15K	15K	1:09:57	1995	7.27	604	2020
BCC 20K	20K	1:35:34	1998	7.36	136	359
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:12:52	1998	7.17	1003	6192
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:17:10	1999	7.42	1221	5551
Marathon in the Parks	Marathon	3:42:05	2001	8.28	258	1126