She has coached a number of Olympic and Ironman athletes and champions, including Mirinda Carfrae, Leanda Cave, Sarah True, and Susan Williams.

[4] She has also worked as a television sports analyst covering triathlon and field hockey events for NBC during the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[11][7] In 1996 she began competing in ITU World Cup races and was consistently producing top-10 finishes in 1999 under coach Jack Ralston.

At the U.S. Olympic Trials in Dallas, Lindley failed to take one of the top two spots in the race to qualify, but instead took third and accompanied the team to Sydney as an alternate.

[11] After that year, she decided to retire from triathlon competition to pursue what she considered her true career calling as a coach.

In November 2019 she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and participated in a clinical trial at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.