Profiles in Excellence
Talking Training and Dedication with Two Santa Barbara Triathletes
Amy Bassett and Sebastian Hoenig swim, bike, and run for the fun of it, but a casual approach to the triathlon is not in their brains and veins.
They both have PhDs — Bassett’s in musical performance, Hoenig’s in astrophysics — and they know how to apply themselves to a task. She has spent hours trying to bring out the eloquence of a Beethoven passage on the bassoon. He has devoted long nights to peering into distant galaxies for evidence of black holes. The triathlon gives them another avenue of expression and exploration.
“It’s an outlet, and an inspiration to keep striving,” said Bassett, the director of education for the Santa Barbara Symphony.
