The Atmosphere Raid the North Extreme Adventure Race is set to kick off next week in the West Kootenay mountains of BC. This isn’t your average race either… it’s a 6-day race through wilderness that includes mountain biking, paddling, trekking and fixed-rope rappels and ascents.

The No Boundaries blog caught up with one of the teams racing in next week’s event, the DART-nuun-SportMulti team and asked Light & Motion athlete Cyril Jay Rayon them a few questions…

What is your team doing to prepare for the big race?

Nothing different. We train and race all year. RTNX is going to be a big one so we make sure we taper enough.

In a longer race you’ll surely need to catch a bit of sleep; can you talk about your sleep strategy?

Nope, maybe afterwards OK, here’s a bit… We’ll try to sleep more than we usually do.

How about footcare during a race?

Condition before the race, lubricate, and dry off when possible.

What does your gear box include in regards to:

• pack – We use the Gregory line of rugged packs.
• bike – Our trusted full-suspension Turner Flux
• lights (headlamps and bike lights) – Light and Motion Stella 300, Seca 900, and Solite. We’ll be the best lit team on the course.

Read the rest of the interview here and stay tuned for live updates from the race here.