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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Annapolis 10-Miler	10-Miler	1:18:24	2001	7.5	673	3954
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:13:19	2000	7.2	705	5059
Army 10-miler	10-Miler	1:10:58	2000	7.05	1259	11876
RRCA 10-miler	10-Miler	1:19:48	2005	7.58	239	345
Rockville Rotary 8K	8K	39:47	2004	7.57	731	2099
B&A Trail Half Marathon	10-Miler	1:45:32	2005	8.03	149	531
St. Patrick's Day 10K	10K	48:16	2005	7.46	620	3828
Piece of Cake 10K	10K	48:42	2005	7.5	77	225
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:16:54	2005	7.41	1099	8571
Parks Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:42:09	2007	7.43	303	1514
St. George Marathon	Marathon	3:29:04	2007	7.58	923	5155
B&A Trail Half Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:42:46	2008	7.42	136	654
Georgia Marathon	Marathon	4:08:09	2008	9.29	869	2142
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:18:56	2008	7.55	2094	12252
Boston Marathon	Marathon	4:11:21	2008	9.28	16424	11
National Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:51:05	2011	8.29	2364	9263
Cherry Blossom 10-miler	10-Miler	1:18:01	2011	7.44	2131	16001
Pike's Peek 10K	10K	45:51	2011	7.23	397	2558
Frederick Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:43:08	2011	7.52	387	3870
Baltimore 10-Miler	10-Miler	1:23:47	2011	8.16	602	4203
Turkey Chase	10K	48:52	2011	7.52	627	4090
Turkey Burnoff	10-Miler	1:23:14	2011	8.2	87	228
Jingle Bell Jog	8K	36:31	2011	7.21	61	315
RRCA 10-miler	10-Miler	1:17:49	2012	7.47	317	680
National Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:43:08	2012	7.52	1097	16291