Jan’s experience as a professional athlete and later as an ART therapist is second to none. In the 90’s Jan Wanklyn won 5 Ironman races, including the European Championship. She also had many Kona top ten finishes. Jan was instrumental in equal pay days for female athletes – an issue in which she was way ahead of her time. Today, she’s one of ART’s most senior therapists, and trains other people in the technique (see the article about ART here. ) All in all, she has been doing massage therapy since 1991, and ART since 1998. Jan’s philosophy aims to help educate and continue to be educated. She has worked with many elite athletes as well as the weekend warrior and the workforce. Jan will assess, do ART treatments and rehabilitation in her sessions, and has also treated at many Ironman events around the world including Hawaii. She still enjoys triathlon and still wins her age group.
She is mum to daughter Rianin and Baci the dog and occasionally manages to live at her home on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
Wow, nice digital journal and out-reach idea. Definitely part of the educate others and continuing personal education for you two fabulous women. Hope the team and the time you give to this project are both as fruitful as you’d like. I’ll be keeping an eye on my first ‘training partner’ and inspirational mentor – Jan. Cheers XX