What if every run was a podium-worthy performance? And from training readiness, you knew you were primed to reap the rewards? With the Garmin Forerunner 965 running smartwatch, stats and insights will be lit up on a bright and colorful AMOLED display. And soon, you too will be standing in the light.
Main features:
- Train brilliantly with a 1.4" bright and colorful AMOLED display.
- Built for the long run with up to 23 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 31 hours in GPS mode.
- Advanced training metrics and recovery insights.
- Go where the run takes you with built-in maps with SatIQ™ and multi-band GPS.
- Make a statement with its lightweight titanium bezel.
- Touchscreen and buttons.
Features:
- Lens Material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX.
- Bezel material: Titanium.
- QuickFit™ watch band: 22 mm (included).
- Band material: silicone.
- Physical size (W x L x H): 47.1 x 47.1 x 13.2 mm.
- Bands fit the following wrist sizes: Silicone strap: 135-205 mm.
- Display size: 35.4 mm (1.4 inch) diameter.
- Display resolution: 454 x 454 pixels.
- Display type: AMOLED; optional always-on mode.
- Weight: 52 g.
- Water rating: 5 ATM.
- Color display.
- Touchscreen.
- Memory/History: 32 GB.
- Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®.
- Smartphone compatibility: iPhone®, Android™.
- Music storage (phone-free listening).
- Garmin Pay™.
Battery life:
- Smartwatch mode: Up to 23 days.
- GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 31 hours.
- SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 22 hours.
- All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 19 hours.
- GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 10.5 hours.
- SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 9.5 hours.
- All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours.
Sensors:
- GPS.
- GLONASS.
- GALILEO.
- Multi-frequency positioning.
- SatIQ™ technology.
- Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor.
- Barometric altimeter.
- Compass.
- Gyroscope.
- Accelerometer.
- Thermometer.
- Ambient light sensor.
- Pulse ox blood oxygen saturation monitor.
In the box:
- Forerunner® 965 Running Watch: 010-02809-11: Titanium Bezel with Whitestone Case and Whitestone/Powder Grey Silicone Band.
- Charging/data cable.
- Documentation.
What you'll love:
- Training readiness: From the moment you wake up, get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy.
- Full-colour mapping: Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 965 running smartwatch provides, full-colour, built-in mapping to keep you on track.
- Triathlon and multisport profiles: Switch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns. Or, create your own custom multisport profiles.
- Race widget: Get ready for your next race, including marathons, with training tips, personalised daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
- Daily suggested workouts: Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery and take into account the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ calendar.
- Training status: Using indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort — and whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.
Built for the determined:
Plan:
- Morning report: Get a customizable overview of your sleep¹, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.
- Courses with turn-by-turn directions: Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app or sync from your favorite third party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.
- Round-trip routing: Enter how far you want to go and get suggested routes that will bring you back. Even use TrendLine™ to find the best local paths.
- Recovery time: Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
- Sleep monitoring and sleep score: Understand how your body’s recovering with sleep score, breakdown of your sleep stages and detailed insights for improved sleep quality.
- Body Battery™ energy monitoring: Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest¹.
- HRV status: Gain a better understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance while you sleep.
- Women’s health tracking: Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
- Garmin Coach: Free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches.
- Race predictor: Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon.
Prepare:
- Wrist-based running dynamics: This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.
- Wrist-based heart rate: The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities¹.
- Acute load: Compare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.
- Load ratio: Track short-term to mid-term load ratio to keep your rate of training growth within bounds that will help you stay healthy and avoid setbacks.
- Training effect: See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power.
- Performance condition: While you run, get an analysis of your pace and heart rate for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
- VO2 max: See your current fitness level and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
- Stress tracking: Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
- Health snapshot: Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
- Pulse ox sensor: Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep².
- Cross training: Forerunner 965 running smartwatch is preloaded with free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts, so you can switch up how you sweat.
Perform:
- Wrist-based running power: See how much power you’re applying to the trail or road, so you can manage effort and fine-tune training.
- SatIQ™ technology and multi-band GPS: Get superior positioning accuracy and optimized battery life.
- PacePro™ feature: Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
- Track running: Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters.
- ClimbPro: See real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs.
- Real-time stamina: Prevent burning out and use this data to track and manage your exertion.
- Up ahead: Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course, such as aid stations.
- Built-in sports apps: Tap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
Connect:
- Music: Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening.
- Safety and tracking: If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location³.
- Garmin Pay™ contactless payments: Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
- Smart notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
- LiveTrack: Friends and family can follow your real-time location³ and view preplanned courses.
- Garmin Connect app: See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
- Connect IQ™ store: Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
¹ Activity tracking accuracy.
² This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
³ When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
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