Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What if my team and I are in different timezones?

By default, the Pentathlon bot will try to find the best overlap of everyone's timezones for messages. This should work out-of-the-box for most teams.

However, if you're in Vancouver and your best friend and teammate is in Switzerland... well... no amount of fancy math is going to help. Talk it over with your team and drop Kai a message at [email protected] with a more preferred timeframe for messages.

What if I'm traveling across timezones during the Pentathlon?

If you need to adjust your goals in the tech around sleep/wake, let us know at [email protected] and we'll do that for you. Travel is notoriously hard for having perfect habits and routines, but do your best. We've had people during crazy travel spans attend the Pentathlon and they reported it really helped keep them on track.

What is "Team Chat"?

Team Chat is a way to communicate with your teammates on the Pentathlon, and receive announcements about the state of competition from the Pentathlon bot. It works great and the teams that use chat the most typically wind up winning — as well as getting much higher individual performances. We'll get you set up on the Team Chat on the Opening Call on Saturday.

What if I miss a day? Can I update previous days' entries?

You can update your entries from yesterday on the next day. So if you went to the gym at 4PM on Tuesday and didn't mark that you went it down yet, you can still mark it yes on Wednesday. After 2 days, you can't update old entries. Keep those entries current!

I have an idea / suggestion / bug report! Who do I contact?

Kai's your man. [email protected]

I am really excited for the Pentathlon.

We are too. Thanks so much for joining in.

But that wasn't a question?

Nevertheless, we remain really excited. Onwards!