function getPace()
{
   //this will return the pace - how quickly to increment the counter
   //in milliseconds
   return 769;
}

function incrementsPerSecond() 
{
    //this returns a more human readable pace
    //expressed as how many increments per second
    return 1.3
}

function getInitialValue()
{
    var initialValue = 32766901;
    var startDate = (new Date(2011,05,29,11).getTime()/1000);    
    var todaysDate = (new Date().getTime()/1000);    
    var difference = todaysDate - startDate;
    
    
    initialValue = Math.round(initialValue += difference*incrementsPerSecond());
    
    return initialValue;   
}