{"id":3363,"date":"2024-03-08T16:38:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T16:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/?p=3363"},"modified":"2024-03-14T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:50:10","slug":"torpids-2024-tug-of-warpids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/2024\/03\/08\/torpids-2024-tug-of-warpids\/","title":{"rendered":"Torpids 2024 (Tug of Warpids)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Balliol College Boat Club,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is with great excitement and a hint of oar-ful disappointment that I present to you the riveting tale of BCBC’s recent rowing escapade at Warpids. While Torpids may be on hiatus, PCBC invited us to indulge in a different kind of rowing revelry \u2013 the Tug of War Extravaganza! Our teams, BCBC Elders and BCBC Youths, embarked on a journey that could only be described as a stroke of both triumph and tribulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the initial rounds, both BCBC squads tugged their way to glory, proving that our training sessions weren’t just a lot of row-nonsense. The Elders and Youths exhibited unparalleled synergy, leaving their opponents in their wake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the plot thickened as fate paired our two formidable teams against each other. In an epic clash of oar-dinary proportions, the Elders managed to paddle their way to victory, proving that age is just a number, especially when it comes to rowing finesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alas, in the final showdown, the Elders found themselves up against the mighty Magdalen Boat Club. Despite putting up a valiant effort, victory eluded our Elders, leaving us with a sense of de-paddle-tion. Kudos to Magdalen Boat Club for their stellar performance and for rowing away with the championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we reflect on these row-some experiences, let’s not forget the essence of the sport \u2013 the camaraderie, the teamwork, and the sheer joy of being a part of the row-lling waves of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Row-mantically yours,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BCBC Rowing Enthusiast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Torpids Dinner!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As is characteristic we have a dinner after Torpids! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear Balliol College Boat Club, It is with great excitement and a hint of oar-ful disappointment that I present to you the riveting tale of BCBC’s recent rowing escapade at Warpids. While Torpids may be on hiatus, PCBC invited us to indulge in a different kind of rowing revelry \u2013 the Tug of War Extravaganza! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-racing","category-torpids"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_5704-1-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3363"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3398,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3363\/revisions\/3398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bcbc.ballioljcr.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}