Michelle Blessing has competed as a professional triathlete, runner and cyclist since the age of 13. Some of her accomplishments include running three Ironman triathlons (twice at the IM World Championships in Hawaii), bicycle racing for Team Saturn, competing on the first Team USA at the World Mountain Running Championships in Scotland, and winning the Empire State Building Run-Up in New York City in 1996. By 1998, she had transitioned into coaching. Initially, she worked as the Junior National Teams coach for USA triathlon while also personally coaching over a dozen professional athletes, including the US men’s national champion, the Australian men’s national champion, and the Chilean women’s national champion. 10 of these athletes qualified for the Olympic Trials in 2000 and two of them made the Olympic team. In 2000 she was selected as the inaugural USA Olympic Triathlon Coach for the men's and women's team for the Olympic Games in Sydney. She was also named the US Olympic Committee National Triathlon Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2001. She then ran the USA Triathlon National teams out of the Olympic Training Center until 2003.
Since 2003 she has been working in real estate, where she has established herself as one of the top agents both locally and nationally, consistently qualifying for national production awards. She was inducted into the Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Fame in 2015
Michelle enjoys virtually all sports, being outdoors, and spending time with friends and family.