In 2024, I missed qualifying for Team USA by 40 seconds. Like many athletes, I assumed the answer was simple: train harder, get faster, and try again. But after a few more races, something didn’t feel right.

Still searching for answers, I turned to AI to analyze the race data from my Garmin watch. What began as an effort to understand my performance uncovered something far more important: a heart-rate abnormality that led me to seek medical attention. The result was a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter, followed by heart surgery. Most people would have viewed that as the end of the story.

I viewed it as the beginning.

What started as a search for 40 seconds became a search for what was still possible.

Finding 40 Seconds is an ongoing experiment in performance, resilience, innovation, and growth. Across nine races, I am searching for those small improvements that compound into meaningful results - not only in triathlon, but in leadership, innovation, and life.

This website documents that journey, one race, one lesson, and one adaptation at a time.

“Most people would have viewed

that as the end of the story…..

I viewed it as the beginning.”