Background
Corbin was born Linsey Pickell to parents Tom and Betty in Greenbrae, California and grew up in Bend, Oregon where she attended Mountain View High School.
Corbin was born Linsey Pickell to parents Tom and Betty in Greenbrae, California and grew up in Bend, Oregon where she attended Mountain View High School.
She attended University of California Davis where she ran track but eventually took a break from the sport while attending college.
In 2011, she took third place at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Corbin participated downhill ski racing, cross country and track & field She transferred to the University of Montana to study nutrition and exercise physiology in 2000.
Three years later she set a course record for her age group at the 2006 Wildflower Triathlon.
She soon after turned pro. In 2014, after living in Missoula and working with coach Matt Dixon of Purple Patch Fitness, Corbin made changes to her approach to training and season preparation.
She moved back to her home town of Bend, Oregon for the opportunity to train around more elite athletes. She also switched coaches, to Jesse Kropelnicki of QT2 Systems.
In 2015, Corbin planned to race at the Ironman African Championships in March, but she was unable to start after falling illinois
Blood tests later revealed that she had contracted viral and bacterial infections. After some recovery time she took 10th place at the Ironman 70.3 North American Championship in Saint George in May. She attempted to race the Ironman North American Championship later that month.
However, a pulled hip flexor kept her from racing.
Later tests would reveal that she had a small stress fracture in her femur. The injury and the recovery time needed to heal effectively ended her 2015 season causing her to miss the Ironman World Championship for the first time since 2005.
2016: Ironman 70.3 Pan American Championships - 5th
2015: Ironman 70.3 Saint George - 10th
2014: Ironman Austria - 1st
2014: Ironman 70.3 Raleigh - 2nd
2014: Ironman Los Cabos - 1st
2013: Ironman 70.3 Mont Tremblant - 1st
2012: Ironman Arizona - 1st
2012: Ironman Austria - 1st
2012: Ironman 70.3 Hawai"i - 1st
2012: Wildflower Triathlon - 2nd
2012: Ironman 70.3 Puerto Rico - 2nd
2011: Ironman Arizona - 2nd
2011: Ironman 70.3 World Championships - 3rd
2011: Ironman 70.3 Pucón - 1st
2010: Ironman Coeur d’Alene - 1st
2010: Ironman Arizona - 2nd
2009: Ironman Arizona - 2nd
2008: Ironman World Championships - 5th.