Patent ID: 8172658

Claim:
A method of participating in an athletic event with a remotely-located competitor using first and second wireless competition devices, the method comprising: establishing a wireless communication connection with the second wireless competition device associated with the competitor for the athletic event; receiving positioning data for the second wireless competition device characterizing a performance of the athletic event by the competitor via the wireless communication connection, wherein the received positioning data indicates that a course traveled by the second wireless competition device during the performance of the athletic event by the competitor is located in a different geographic location and includes different geographic conditions than a course traveled by the first wireless competition device during a performance of the athletic event by a user thereof; determining a level of difficulty for the course traveled by the second wireless competition device during the performance of the athletic event based on changes in elevation and/or rate of ascent/descent indicated by the received positioning data; and providing the received positioning data for the second wireless competition device for display on the first wireless competition device relative to positioning data for the first wireless competition device characterizing a performance of the athletic event by a user thereof.