Anne Linton
Anne is the founder of Linton Horner Coaching. She coaches all Endurance Sports- Cycling, Triathlon and Running as well as General Fitness. She works with athletes of all ages and abilities, from those striving for improved fitness and health to those wanting to be on the podium. Anne has a special interest in working with athletes returning from injury, women on the spectrum of menopause as well as other masters athletes. With her experience as a physician in multiple medical specialties she is able to assess where her clients are and determine the best course of action. Having gone from being Chief Medical Officer of The Betty Ford Center for Addiction to losing 30 pounds and doing an Ironman, Anne knows what it takes to get the job done.

COACHING SERVICES
Cycling (all disciplines), Endurance Sports, Skills Training, Triathlon, Multi-Sport Events, Running, General Fitness, Personal Training, and Nutrition Coaching with Habit Based Nutrition
Education
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
BS Engineering Science and Mechanics (Biomechanics), 1985 (High Honors)
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Orthopedics, 1985 – 1989, MD May 1989
Cleveland Area Hospitals
Orthopedics and Emergency Medicine Residencies, 1991 – 1993
Cleveland Clinic
General Psychiatry Residency (Speciality in Addiction Medicine), 1993 – 1996
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
USA Cycling Level 2 Coach
Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified in Habit Based Nutrition Coach
Race Record
2005
Ironman Coeur d’Alene Finisher
Ironman 70.3 Oceanside Finisher
2007
1st Scoggins Valley Olympic Triathlon (Masters Women)
4th Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens (Qualified for World Championships in Age Group)
2008
3rd OBRA CX Championship (Masters Women)
2009
1st OBRA TTT Championship (Masters Women)
2010
1st OBRA TTT Championship (Elite Women)
1st Cherry Blossom Cycling Classic Criterium (Cat 3 Women)
2011
3rd Washougal 6 Hour MTB Race (Masters Women)
2012
2nd High Cascades 100 (Masters Women)
Leadville Trail 100 Finisher
Great Nordeen Nordic 30K Finisher
2013
Great Nordeen Nordic Skate Race 30K Finisher
2014
3rd Oregon Coast Gravel Epic
High Cascades 100 Finisher
2015
Completed the Tour of Flanders & Paris Roubaix Sportives in Belgium & France
2016
Whiskey Off-Road 50 Finisher
2019
Peter Hanson Memorial Big Chainring Award for Volunteer Service with Women’s Cycling
“I enjoy working with athletes of all ages, gender, and abilities whether it be a young, up and coming racer or a more mature rider/racer who wants to improve their fitness and sense of wellbeing.”
Competitive Sports
After a strong athletic background as a child, Anne focused on academics in college, participating in intramural sports and running a few 5 and 10 km road races. In medical school she turned to triathlons, winning her age group on many occasions.
1989-2005
Medical training and career
Anne completed a general surgery internship in 1989 as part of an orthopedic surgery residency. As part of her orthopedic surgery residency she did a research year working on stem cell research applications in Orthopedics.
During that research year and for two more years she worked as a Lifeflight Physician as well as working in Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine in the inner city of Cleveland, Ohio.
In 1990, during her general surgery internship, Anne realized she had a problem with alcoholism and went to treatment to address this. Getting sober and maintaining sobriety is one of the foundations of Anne’s life.
As a result of this she decided to switch her career and went back and completed a Psychiatry Residency at The Cleveland Clinic with an interest in Addiction Medicine in 1996.
During her medical career she worked closely with Professional Health Programs (Physicians, Nurses, Pilots, Dentists, Attorneys) all over the country and taught other physicians about Addiction in the US and Canada.
Her busy medical career took a toll on her as she worked her way up the corporate ladder at the expense of her physical and mental well being.
She was at the peak of her career as the first woman Chief Medical Officer at the Betty Ford Center when her young (age 35) husband nearly died from a genetic medical condition.
She decided life was short, took a leave of absence from her medical practice, hired a coach, and began competing in triathlons. Anne was able to lose 30 pounds in the process and stopped practicing clinical medicine, focusing instead on the study of exercise physiology and helping others achieve their goals.
2005 - 2008
triathlon racing success

In 2003, after a hiatus from her medical career, Anne gradually started competing in triathlons again. She started with short distance triathlons, with the goal of completing an Ironman. In 2005, she completed Ironman Coeur d’Alene and qualified for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in her age group in 2007. She was the overall Master’s female champion in the Scoggins Valley Triathlon in September of 2007 in Oregon, and had numerous podium results in her age group along the way. However, a torn ACL when skiing in 1997 had led to knee issues, and Anne ultimately decided that running over the long haul was not good for her.
2008-2014
bike Racing Success
Anne and her husband moved back to Portland, OR in 2008 and Anne began bike racing at the age of 46. She worked her way up to a Cat 3 road racer, specializing in time trials and criteriums.



She was a member of the Oregon State Team Time Trial Championship team for Elite Women with the Sorella Forte Team in 2010 and as part of a masters Women’s Championship Team in 2009.
She usually placed in the top of her age group in Cyclocross, and won her age group in short track mountain bike races. She placed 3rd in the Oregon State Cyclocross Championships in 2008.
She worked up to a Cat 2 cyclocross racer, competing in USAC Nationals as a Masters Racer in 2009.
She added Endurance Mountain biking to her repertoire, having completed the Test of Endurance 50 mile MTB race multiple times and a 6 hour solo MTB Race. She completed the High Cascades 100 twice, finishing 2nd for masters women in 2012. She finished the Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race in 2012.



2015
Coach Anne



By 2015, Anne was ready to take coaching from a hobby for a burned out physician to a real job. She put racing on the back burner and focused her energy on coaching. A Head Coach with Wenzel Coaching since 2009, she founded her own company in 2017. Then in 2019, she joined forces with Chris Horner to form Linton Horner Coaching. She has helped many women transform from beginners to accomplished cyclists and triathletes. She has been coaching her 80-year old mother for the past ten years, who has run multiple half-marathons!