Patent ID: 7710834

Claim:
A device for calculating a pace, comprising: a chronograph for measuring an elapsed time; a distance memory containing a distance; a pace calculation system which calculates the pace by dividing the distance contained in the distance memory by the elapsed time provided by the chronograph; and an input device including a first depressible button, a second depressible button, and a third depressible button, wherein the input device allows a user to input the distance into the distance memory, wherein the first depressible button allows for selection of a mode of operation including at least a chronographic mode for operating the chronograph and a data mode for inputting at least the distance, wherein the second depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to start measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph and in the data mode for incrementing a value in a selected data field, and wherein the third depressible button functions in the chronographic mode to stop measurement of the elapsed time by the chronograph and in the data mode for decrementing the value in the selected data field.