Sprint basics

Sprint basics

Write with your friends! Run a sprint and compete with your writing group! Focus on your writing, share word counts, write the most you can!

Popular and fun ways to start a sprint #

Standard 15 minute sprint #

Start a sprint for the default duration (15 minutes, starting in 1 minute)

/sprint

Synonyms

These do the same thing:

/sprint options: for 15 mins in 1 minute

/sprint options: for 15 in 1

/sprint options: 15 in 1

Shorter or longer #

Start a 5, 30 or 60 minute sprint (can change it to up to 60 minutes)

/sprint options: 5

/sprint options: 30

/sprint options: 60

Synonyms

Other ways to start a 30 minute sprint in 1 minute:

/sprint options: for 30 minutes in 1 minute

/sprint options: for 30

/sprint options: 30 in 1

/sprint options: 30 1

Alternatives:

/sprint options: for 30 mins very soon

More sprint examples #

sprint in 5 #

/sprint options: in 5

Synonyms

/sprint options: for 15 in 5

/sprint options: 15 5

@Sprinto#2517 sprint for 5

@Sprinto#2517 sprint for 15 in 5

@Sprinto#2517 sprint 15 5

sprint for 20 in 5 #

/sprint options: for 20 in 5

Synonyms

@Sprinto#2517 sprint 20 5

@Sprinto#2517 sprint for 20 in 5

@Sprinto#2517 sprint in five mins for 20 mins

/sprint options: in twenty minutes for five minutes

sprint at :45 #

/sprint options: at :45

Synonyms

/sprint options: :45

/sprint options: at :45 for 15

@Sprinto#2517 sprint :45

It’s easier for sprinters to keep track if the start and end times line up with clock time.

Tip: Add a space after :45 (or whatever time you choose) to stop Discord trying to turn it into an emoji.

sprint in a bit #

/sprint options: iab

Synonyms

@Sprinto#2517 sprint iab

/sprint options: for 15 mins in a bit

Sprinto will find a nice time to start the sprint in the next 2½ to 7½ minutes (an increment of 5 minutes clock time).

sprint quick #

/sprint options: quick

Synonyms

@Sprinto#2517 sprint quick

/sprint options: for 5 in 30 endtime 90s

Start a 5 minute sprint in 30 seconds, also with reduced time to give your final word count.

sprint for however long #

/sprint options: hel

Synonyms

@Sprinto#2517 sprint hel

/sprint options: for however long in 1 min

Sprinto spins the wheel and starts a Sprint usually between 10 and 25 minutes, with a tiny chance of being around 5 or 40 minutes.

You can also combine this, for example:

/sprint options: hel iab

sprint marathon #

/sprint options: marathon

Synonyms

@Sprinto#2517 sprint marathon

/sprint options: for 60 in 7.5 to 12.5 mins endtime 10

Sprint a marathon: after a bit (in 7.5 to 12.5 minutes), sprint for 1 hour, then 10 minutes for final word counts.

See also #

• Sprint (all options)
• During the sprint — join, leave, cancel, and setting your word count