Coaching for those who hold the line

Grab the helm.
Change course.
Elevate your horizon.

Endurance and leadership coaching built on 26 years of leadership at sea and three decades on the start line, for athletes and professionals who train for what's next, not just what's now.

Two ways to work with me

One vessel, two headings.

Whether you're chasing a finish line or leading a team through change, the work is the same: read the conditions, hold your discipline, and adjust the plan before the mile, or the meeting, asks you to.

N 090° · Endurance

Endurance Navigators

Personalized training for trail runners, ultrarunners, triathletes, cyclists, and swimrunners. A plan built around your life, your event, and your data, not a generic template.

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N 270° · Leadership

Mind Your Helm

Two ways to work together: a defined 12-week reset, or open-ended 1:1 support, built from 26 years of leadership at sea.

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26 yrs

U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer and ship captain, trained to make clear decisions under real pressure, with people's safety on the line.

30 yrs

Endurance athlete since 1996, NCAA swimming, Ironman triathlon, ultrarunning, and swimrun, still training and racing today.

1:1

Every plan is individualized. No cohorts, no off-the-shelf templates, coaching built around your data, your goal race, and your actual life.

"The bridge of a ship and mile eighty of a hundred-miler ask the same thing of you: stay calm, read what's actually happening, and act without hesitation."

— Wes, Founder, Helm and Horizon Coaching
What athletes and clients say

Proof from the field.

Two headings, four voices, endurance and leadership clients on what changed.

"In just six months, coaching helped me make noticeable gains in strength and endurance while riding fewer hours."
— Blake, Road & Gravel Cycling
"He asks challenging and insightful questions that provoke real contemplation. My work with Wes helped me raise my level professionally, with much-needed accountability to follow through."
— Jake L., Leadership Coaching client
"I used to care too much about how hard I could go. Now I understand the purpose of each workout."
— Linda, Ultrarunning, Triathlon & Swimrun
"Wes offers a steady, supportive presence, and asks insightful questions that helped me shift my perspective to see opportunities, not limitations."
— Joanne H., Leadership Coaching client
Chart the course

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