Abstract: A running shoe with an integral timer includes a shoe having an upper body portion and a lower sole portion divided into a toe portion and a rearward heel portion separated by a recessed arch portion. An electronic digital stop watch is embedded in the material utilized to form the recessed arch portion and a flexible cover is removably secured to cover a display and function control buttons provided on side wall portions of the central arch. A step counter may be mounted in the arch and includes an actuating switch embedded in the sole portion of the shoe for counting steps of an individual. Start/stop and reset buttons for the stop watch may be provided on heel and toe portions of the shoe, enabling an individual to actuate the stop watch by kicking the heel or toe of the shoe against an object.