Chris Weiller

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@JoshCox @Annie_Rodenfels @usatf @MammothTC @SalomonRunning @ASICSamerica Word!

[Giants Daily @NYGDaily]

2-13.

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

Dads and 90s kids, here's a fact:

We had it so good with SportsCenter and we didn't know it.... How could we?

We didn't know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV... then the Internet and social media and YouTube...

During that brief, bright spot in sports media in the 1990s, SportsCenter was the only way to get the day's highlights...

We had black and white photos and box scores and features in the newspaper...

We had brilliant writing and reporting and pictures in Sports Illustrated and Sporting News and ESPN: The Magazine...

But for the day's highlights...

To watch Ken Griffey Jr. make a diving catch or Jordan hit a game winner or Barry Sanders twirl through a defensive line...

If you didn't catch it live, the only way to see it was on SportsCenter (maybe your local news sports show - maybe)...

And into this void stepped Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen and Craig Kilborn and Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts and crew...

And all the catch phrases every kid in high school and college would repeat: "cool as the other side of the pillow"... Jumanji... En Fuego....

We'd watch SportsCenter at night then again in the morning.

It was a monolith. You'd show up at school and you'd have the same frame of reference for the highlights you saw. It was a shared experience.

It was awesome. And even though the show still exists and works, it's not a cultural touchstone anymore... it can't be... not with every highlight available from 1,000 sources across social media instantly...

And there are bright spots to be sure... My man and Top 10 Randy (@RandyScottESPN) is terrific. So are plenty of others.

But classic SC, man. It was a shared experience. By everyone.

These kids don't know... Sitting there, retweeting highlights, sharing reels, scrolling their feeds... Doing the work to find what they like with no commentary or context.

Times change. I get it. And we always glorify what we grew up on. Maybe that's all this is.

Still, I miss Stu Scott. He ruled.

If you agree, share this and follow me @Jon_Finkel.

Boo-Yah!

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@ChrisCarlin Allow Novak Djokovic to play the U.S.

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@JordanRaanan

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@darrenrovell Sal’s in Mamaroneck NY….best Sicilian there is.

[New York Giants @Giants]

RT if you love this team

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@JoshCox @Padres Nice opportunity to see Dbacks stud Jack McCarthy rake #GoHoos

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@JoshCox Thanks for reminding me

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@JoshCox @peter_ciaccia @RunBoston26 @des_linden @larryrosenblatt @CareyRunsChi Great friends. Great hang.

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

Congrats as well to @KenyanScaroni on her win today and to @nyrr_prowheeler for getting the show back on the road!

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

Congrats to @SaraHall3 on the win and @nyrr_pro @nyrrnews @TedDeluxe on getting the pros back to NYC for some racing. Well done 👏

[Josh Cox @JoshCox]

Back to back #MastercardMini10K titles for @SaraHall3! Her 31:33 is the fastest time by an American in #Mini10k history!

Huge result with the 10,000m Olympic Trials in two weeks!

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@ShalaneFlanagan Congrats Shalane & Steve. Go Jack!

[New York Road Runners @nyrr]

The cheers and fan signs for runners have now turned to claps and roars for frontline and essential workers who keep New York running. NYRR, our partners, and the running community thank our #healthcareheroes #NYTough

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

I spy the 2009 @nycmarathon Champ....and many other luminaries. Stay safe everyone.

[New York Road Runners @nyrr]

Let's keep our running community safe. Whether you're running in @NYCParks or in your neighborhood, cover your nose and mouth while you run, be at least 6 feet from your fellow runners and follow your local guidelines. Together, we will #runsafe

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

I’m Keith Hernandez 🤔

[keith Hernandez @keithhernandez]

How in the heck am I in the lead?

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

Big props to @JimHeim01

[Slate @Slate]

It’s Jim’s job to run the NYC marathon. Which sounds even harder than running 26.2 miles. https://t.co/9pefFmSwBf

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

@TheSchmenk Which marbles were in Vaporflys?

[Chris Weiller @chrisweiller]

The sport of running is better off due to the efforts of agencies like @usantidoping, and the voices of athletes like @ShalaneFlanagan and @des_linden. Thanks to all the people and organizations who step up to make a difference.

[USADA @usantidoping]

She's an Olympic silver medalist & 2017 @nycmarathon champ, but @ShalaneFlanagan has also had big moments stolen by doping. Click the link to hear more from Shalane on how #doping has impacted her career & how she views #cleansport. @usatf
https://t.co/qVzQQyPXRS