Fitness activity monitoring systems and methods

A method for tracking an athlete engaged in a fitness activity, comprising:

• monitoring performance data of the athlete engaged in the fitness activity by a sensor;
• transmitting the performance data to a portable fitness monitoring device worn by the athlete;
• generating an alert when the performance data meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold, wherein the alert is based on the location of the athlete and a location of a target;
• and
• receiving the alert by the portable fitness monitoring device.

A method for tracking an athlete engaged in a fitness activity, comprising:

• determining a location of the athlete during the fitness activity based on data received at a portable fitness monitoring device;
• determining performance data of the athlete during the fitness activity by a sensor in communication with the portable fitness monitoring device;
• determining a location of a spectator based on data received at a spectator device;
• and
• sending an alert to the spectator device when the performance data of the athlete as determined by the sensor meets or exceeds a predetermined performance threshold, wherein the alert is based on the location of the athlete and the location of the spectator.