Talented Tirza van der Wolf (16) fastest woman in the AD 5 K Run

Sixteen years young and already running to victory over the Coolsingel. On Sunday  April 10, Tirza van der Wolf found out what it is like to finish in Rotterdam. The winner of the AD 5 K Run already knows that she will run more often in Rotterdam.  "Later, when I'm really grown up, I want to run a marathon here. But from now on I'm going to focus on the track season and shorter races over 800 and 1500 metres."

Around half past eleven, when the elite runners have 10 kilometres behind them already, it is a relief to hear the starting gun fired by Eric-Paul Dijkhuizen. The managing director of sponsor AD looks on admiringly at the huge crowd of people that passes below the platform.

Men

While the female medal winners were born in 1994, 1995 and 1997, the winner of the men's race was born in 1988. Menno Beck comes from Lekkerkerk and trains with Hague Athletics.

"I am very satisfied with a time of 16.56 minutes. I won here last year also and as a result I have been invited by the organisers to take part again this year. I am eagerly looking for sponsors and would like to develop myself in various running events. I really wanted to run the 10 kilometres. A possible second victory was the reason I ran the five again, and with success."