It’s easy to sign up for an event, organise a busy training plan, and then find that life just gets in the way, and you’re not as prepared as you want to be.

The best plans start with the best intentions, but however good your intentions are, most amateur riders need to put real life first – be that work, children, family or friends.

If you’ve found that your event has crept up on you, and you’re not as prepared as you’d like to be in the week leading up to the target you set yourself a few months ago, here are our tips…