{"id":629,"date":"2016-08-14T15:10:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T14:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/?p=629"},"modified":"2016-08-14T15:10:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-14T14:10:39","slug":"ridelondon-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/14\/ridelondon-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"RideLondon 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 31 July I participated in the 2016 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk\/events\/100\/route\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prudential RideLondon cycling event, a closed road 100 mile course<\/a> along the streets of London and the hills of Surrey.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLCB2788-199x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Pall Mall\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLCB2788-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLCB2788.jpeg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>\n<p>I completed the course in 4 hours 57 minutes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/03\/ridelondon-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">53 minutes faster than my time last year <\/a> so I was very happy with my improved performance.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLDS0233-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"The Mall after the finish Line  \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLDS0233-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLDS0233.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n<p>I set out to raise money for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclh.nhs.uk\/aboutus\/Campaignsandcharities\/HCC\/Pages\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"> Haematology Cancer Care, a charity operating in UCL<\/a> Hospital in Euston, London.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133018-e1471181006332-116x300.jpg\" alt=\"Recovering from the ride in Green Park, after finishing the ride on the Mall\" width=\"116\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133018-e1471181006332-116x300.jpg 116w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133018-e1471181006332-768x1992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133018-e1471181006332-395x1024.jpg 395w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133018-e1471181006332.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/>\n<p>On my fund raiser page  <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.virginmoneygiving.com\/MichaelOkarimia-RideLondon-2016 \" target=\"blank\">I raised more than \u00c2\u00a3800 for Haematology Cancer Care<\/a><br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_640\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-640\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLDL5097-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"Boxhill\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLDL5097-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/web-RLDL5097.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxhill<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHere are my cycle stats with all the juicy ride data:<\/p>\n<p><iframe height='405' width='590' frameborder='0' allowtransparency='true' scrolling='no' src='https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/659555402\/embed\/6d919688e31e8b477c0f10e1247ff371f44c1a4f'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t have done it without the great team of fellow cyclists working together in a mini peloton!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_643\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133544-e1471181228909-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"The Finishing Team!\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133544-e1471181228909-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133544-e1471181228909-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.michaelokarimia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160731_133544-e1471181228909-1024x727.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Finishing Team!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe src='https:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/modern\/activity\/embed\/1281268557' title='RideLondon 2016' width='465' height='500' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 31 July I participated in the 2016 Prudential RideLondon cycling event, a closed road 100 mile course along the streets of London and the hills of Surrey. I completed the course in 4 hours 57 minutes, 53 minutes faster than my time last year so I was very happy with my improved performance. 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