{"id":1049,"date":"2023-04-06T10:20:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T14:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2023-05-08T09:41:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T13:41:43","slug":"blues-before-sunrise-rowing-at-the-university-of-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/?p=1049","title":{"rendered":"Blues Before Sunrise: Rowing at the University of Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/?p=1049\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"standard\"  width=\"225px\" size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div>\n<p>It was cold, dark, and awful. And they were hooked!<br><br>I wrote a book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1079\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.patrickokens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/327234702_2421590481334357_6725073431173865965_n-2.jpg 1987w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Blues Before Sunrise: Rowing at the University of Toronto<\/em> (published by U of T&#8217;s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education) is about how passion transforms young people, one frigid morning at a time, on Lake Ontario.<br><br>In this distinctive sporting community\u2019s 126-year history, there are quests, monsters to overcome, and a team goes from rags to riches.<br><br>Book launched April 29th in Toronto! Ordering details <a href=\"https:\/\/my.alumni.utoronto.ca\/s\/731\/form-blank\/index.aspx?sid=731&amp;gid=51&amp;pgid=20813&amp;cid=34609&amp;ecid=34609\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/my.alumni.utoronto.ca\/s\/731\/form-blank\/index.aspx?sid=731&amp;gid=51&amp;pgid=20813&amp;cid=34609&amp;ecid=34609\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<style>#post-1049 .CPlase_panel {display:none;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was cold, dark, and awful. And they were hooked! I wrote a book! Blues Before Sunrise: Rowing at the University of Toronto (published by U of T&#8217;s Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education) is about how passion transforms young people, one frigid morning at a time, on Lake Ontario. 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