Day 2 of the Lamoille ride would be easier (a relative term) with 2/3rds of the distance completed the previous day. I had 33 miles to go and unlike day 1, there would be no significant climbing. It was essentially all downhill from Jeffersonville to the finish in Swanton.
I did not sleep well, but that isn't too unusual for me. I was up at 5am and out the door by 515 for a run on the Cambridge Greenway and Lamoille Trail. My legs were definitely heavy from the long previous day. After the run I headed over to the gas station and got myself an XL coffee. I slammed the coffee and was on the bike by 655 am. It was 53 degrees and sunny so I put on gloves over my padded gloves and a long-sleeve and light windbreaker over my short sleeve biking top. I had 33 miles in front of me and was in no rush to plow through it. This section of the trail was especially scenic with many farms, bridges over streams, and just nice wooded trail. As the day before the surface was mostly very firm packed dirt. There were some sections with softer dirt (usually near farms) and there were a lot of small road crossings to keep engaged.
By 10 miles in I was sufficiently warmed up that I decided to take of the windbreaker. Of course, I didn't want to stop so I carefully pulled one sleeve off, then the other, then started pulling it over my head. I hadn't taken into account the bike helmet and snagged on it and was completely blind! I quickly applied the brakes and luckily did not crash. The 15 seconds I took to get untangled was the only stop I'd made over the two days of riding. The 33 miles featured mostly downhill but a lot less than yesterday with 400' of drop but a big chunk of it (200') was in the last 10 miles. I enjoyed spinning along with little soreness except a saddle sore on one side. The morning went by much quicker than expected and I managed to complete the ride in 2:15, about 15 minutes faster than I thought I'd do.
The trail ended at the very interesting depot which is now the Swanton Historical Society building. Well worth a visit! I took a short tour before heading back to the car. Another state crossing in the books!
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