AL HAMNIK: Boston Marathon bombing called 'outside the box'

You could sense the shock and deep sadness in Carey Pinkowski's voice as if he were sitting next you at a Starbucks, baring his soul.

Volunteer drivers needed by Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana is seeking volunteer drivers who can drive their own vehicles and deliver meals during the lunch hour. Each delivery run requires about 90 minutes.

Cool running: Marathon weather boosts times, cuts down hurts

CHICAGO | Temperatures in the 40s provided perfect running weather Sunday.

Chicago Marathon

Runners leave the starting line during the 2012 Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

Chicago Marathon

Runners start the 2012 Chicago Marathon on Sunday. With 42-degree temperatures at the start, the conditions were good for a race marked by tragedy and mishap in recent years.

Chicago Marathon

Runners on Sunday start the 2012 Chicago Marathon.

NWI residents take to city's streets competing in Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO | “Go, Freddie, go!”

Hardesty taking on marathon challenge in Chicago

VALPARAISO | Training for a marathon, with long weekend runs of 20 or more miles, seemed a bit intimidating to Lauren Hardesty.

Records fall at Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO | Records were made to be broken at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday morning.

OE Marathon team started in 1999 and boasts six original members

CHICAGO | Jeff Wasemann decided on his own that he wanted to participate in his first Chicago Marathon in 1998.

Northwest Indiana runners hit the streets for Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO | Two Schererville and Valparaiso residents were among about 37,400 people who beat the pavement Sunday morning in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

Dyer postal carrier hopes to deliver at Chicago Marathon

Eugene Robinson got an early jump on today's 34th Chicago Marathon. He began running at 3 a.m.

Valpo's Jeff Coggins running Chicago Marathon for American Greyhound charity

VALPARAISO | Five years ago, Jeff Coggins ran the Chicago Marathon for what he believed was the first and only time.

Open house set for new Crown Point office

An open house from 5 to 7 p.m. June 16 will celebrate the opening of Oak Partners' new facility at 55 W. 94th Place, Crown Point, with a ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. There will be food and beverages, and networking.

AL HAMNIK: Chicago race director Pinkowski recalls the real Sammy Wanjiru

At what age are legends made? Would Sammy Wanjiru, at 24, already qualify for such lofty status?

Two-time Chicago Marathon champion Wanjiru dies in fall

NAIROBI, Kenya | Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died after a fall from a second-floor balcony during a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, officials said Monday.

AL HAMNIK: Something for everyone at NYC marathon

What's any marathon without one Chilean miner trapped underground for 69 days and a Denver go-go dancer already having qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials?

Runners teach us life lessons in perseverance

Every struggle or challenge in its specificity -- may it be small or consequential -- ultimately defines our life and takes its spot among many others as the stepping stones that lead us forward.

Runners race to beat the heat at the Chicago Marathon

CHICAGO | Ambulance sirens rang out along the course route for the Chicago Marathon on Sunday as temperatures climbed into the 80's for the 26.2 mile race.

Editor's note: Area marathon results were not available Sunday.

Area results from Sunday's Chicago Marathon were not available when this edition of The Times went to press. Please visit NWI.com/sports Monday afternoon for complete area coverage.