Kathi Peck of Goshen conquered one of the greatest tests of endurance on Sunday when she finished the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Peck completed the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run in 13 hours, six minutes and 59 seconds. She was second in the women's 60-64 age group. Her time in the swim was 1:14.28, in the bike 7:05.50, and in the run 4:29.54. Time spent in transition between the events was part of her overall time.
Peck's times in the swim and run were the fastest in her division. Her time in the bike was second. Peck finished 1,446th overall.
Completing the Ironman capped nearly seven months of training for Peck and added to her resume of endurance feats. She has run a marathon in every state and in the spring ran the Great Wall of China Marathon.
Also competing in Lake Placid was Litchfield native David Cappello, who lives in Avon. Cappello was 594th in 11 hours, 37 minutes and seven seconds. His times were 1:12.20 in the swim, 5:55.48 in the bike, and 4:14.25 in the run.

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