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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Parks Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:55:59	2010	8.51	735	2086
Holiday Half Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:55:03	2015	8.47	125	518
Frederick Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:54:20	2016	8.41	701	2615
Parks Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:53:12	2012	8.39	712	2189
Parks Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:52:53	2015	8.37	582	1986
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:51:51	1993	8.32	435	1369
Riley's Rumble	Half-Maratthon	1:51:41	2005	8.32	254	636
Frederick Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:51:15	2015	8.28	706	3924
National Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:51:05	2011	8.29	2364	9263
National Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:50:51	2016	8.28	2129	14470
Riley's Rumble	Half-Maratthon	1:49:39	2002	8.22	145	536
National Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:47:19	2014	8.12	1878	16767
Riley's Rumble	Half-Maratthon	1:46:59	2001	8.1	138	544
Parks Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:46:31	2013	8.08	426	2275
B&A Trail Half Marathon	10-Miler	1:45:32	2005	8.03	149	531
Frederick Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:45:19	2013	8.03	487	3588
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:44:39	1994	8	553	1401
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:43:51	1998	7.56	295	1545
Frederick Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:43:08	2011	7.52	387	3870
National Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:43:08	2012	7.52	1097	16291
B&A Trail Half Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:42:46	2008	7.42	136	654
Parks Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:42:09	2007	7.43	303	1514
National Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:41:58	2009	7.43	576	4151
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:41:45	1997	7.46	392	1578
MS Half-Marathon	Half-Maratthon	1:41:30	1995	7.45	317	1087