Linsey Corbin
Linsey Corbin, formerly Linsey Pickell, has made a name for herself among the ranks of the pro triathletes. Linsey started the 2006 season as an amateur but her 3rd place finish at Wildflower indicated that she was ready to turn pro. Linsey’s bike split at Wildflower was the same as Ironman legend Natascha Badman and Samantha McGlone. Linsey turned pro shortly after Wildflower and went on to win her first half Ironman race as a pro by setting a new course record and new bike course record at the Oliver Half Ironman.
Linsey then set her sites on Ironman Coeur D’ Alene, which was her first Ironman distance race. Linsey finished an impressive 7th overall in her Ironman debut and qualified for the Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona Hawaii. Five weeks before Hawaii, Linsey was hit by a SUV while on a training ride and suffered a broken collar bone. Showing her incredible toughness, Linsey fought through the injury and found herself at the start line in Hawaii. Despite her accident, Linsey finished 23rd overall in a time of 10:06.