AAU Revisited?

Tonight at the Armory, three esteemed Running Red Fox alums will be going mano a mano a mano in a Battle Royale at the curious distance of 2 miles. Why curious? Well. Here's why. These three men were avid and pioneering participants in the "AAU Championships" each March at the McCann Center ... which featured, you guessed it!, a 2-mile time trial. (In reality, it was 3200 meters, but who's counting ...)

So tonight, these proud Marist alums (all of whom are running quite strong right now!) will do battle at a much nicer venue for 2-mile time trials.

Here's the lineup.

-- Prinz is back in the states and by all reports in phenomenal shape. Rolek told me so yesterday, fresh off a 20-miler in beautiful Wantagh (I'm assuming?) last Sunday. I have heard various reports of Prinz's prodigious training, and I do not doubt any of them for one second. So Prinz for 16-plus laps at the Armory could be very interesting indeed.
-- Schab is in the final stages of his marathon training for Mardi Gras in a few weeks. Admittedly, marathon training does not jive too well with a 2-mile race. But we assume Schab is in taper mode and is always game for a good race. He has great history at the Armory, too.
-- The final member of this Battle Royale may be the most intriguing and may be the "best bet" considering his fine running of late at the famed building in Washington Heights. For many reasons, his name cannot be revealed here. Someone with inside information on this guy said he may enter the race as "Matthew Collins," although he is not the famous Matty Collins from Ramsey that we all knew and loved.

So there you have it. Could be very, very entertaining. I say it comes down to a kick between Matty and Prinz. Sorry, Schab. I think you'll do fine but they will dust you just the same. Oh!

And the winner will be? .... No predictions here. Stay tuned.