Patent ID: 7428472

Claim:
A method, comprising steps of: (a) with at least one device supported by a user while the user is in locomotion on foot during an outing, monitoring a performance parameter of the user comprising one of a pace of the user and a speed of the user; (b) prior to the outing, configuring the at least one device to specify first and second intervals of the outing and corresponding first and second performance zones for the first and second intervals, wherein each of the first and second performance zones comprises one of a zone of paces and a zone of speeds and is different than the other of the first and second performance zones; (c) during the first interval, taking an action with the at least one device in response to determining that the monitored performance parameter of the user has fallen outside the first performance zone; and (d) during the second interval, taking an action with the at least one device in response to determining that the monitored performance parameter of the user has fallen outside the second performance zone.