a typical weeks training from Stephen Sharp

  • Mon:
    40mins am, 45mins pm
  • Tue:
    (1k + 4 * 400) 3 sets, 1k's 2:44 - 2:47, 400s 62 - 64
  • Wed:
    70mins steady
  • Thu:
    3 * 10 min tempo (5 min pace on hilly course)
  • Fri:
    65mins steady
  • Sat:
    3k - 8:32, 25 min tempo
  • Sun:
    80mins steady

My...

...favourite Brooks shoe:
Glycerin

The Personal Bit

I enjoy travelling to Spain and Portugal and taking a break from running. Im a massive football fan and also enjoy playing golf.

Favourite Colour: red for Liverpool or what ever colour they are playing in.
Favourite Music: Shakira or Kylie
Favourite Cartoon character: the one and only Homer Simpson
What would you have done if you hadn’t been so good at running? Im sure I would have been involved in sports in some way, maybe coaching football.

Running bits:
I run around 50 miles a week during the summer with 3 sessions a week which include track,  threshold and long reps on grass. During the winter I run 65 miles a week with 2 sessions a week, I will be moving my mileage up to 80 during the coming winter as I will be running more 5k's next summer.

During the next 2-3 months I will be running some road relays for Belgrave and also a few 10k's including the Brooks Brighton race. Also will be going warm weather training for 10 days to Spain


Stephen Sharp

Name: Stephen Sharp
D.O.B: 31/12/75
Club/County/Country: Belgrave/ Middlesex/ England
Occupation: admin part-time for Oil Company
Personal Profile: I’m determined and focused most of the time. I enjoy training with others and not alone and can’t do without my wife with me at races.
Favourite Brooks shoe: glycerine, T4 racer, and Z1
Ambitions/Future aspirations: To make a major champs and to run 13:40 for 5k

Best Race: running 14:03(5k) after 2 weeks hard training in Portugal.

Worse Race: running 4:01 for a 1500 the week after winning the Brooks brands Hatch 10k in blazing hot weather. Took me 3 weeks to recover from that race!!!!

Personal best performances: 800: 1:51, 1500: 3:43, 3k: 8:03, 5k: 14:03 all track. Road 5miles: 23:35,10k: 29:35

Championship/Competitive Achievements:

  • National track finalist 6 times
  • Southern Medallist for 1500m 4 times
  • Southern 6 Stage Road Relays winner: 2002, 2003,2004,2005,
  • Southern 12 Stage Road relay Winner: 2002, 2003, 2004,2005,2006
  • National 6 Stage Road Relays Winner: 2001, 2002, and 2003,2005
  • National 12 Stage Road relay Winners: 2002, 2003, 2005
  • National Cross-Country Relays Winners: 2003
  • National Cross-Country Championships Winner 2004
  • AAA Champonship(indoors) 3k-4TH
  • Running for England 4 times on track and cross country.
  • Being on the front cover of athletics weekly 3 times.