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TRAIN BRILLIANTLY

 

WITH AN AMOLED DISPLAY

 

 

 

WHAT IF YOUR NEXT RACE WAS THE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME? AND PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS HELPED YOU DO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER DONE? WITH THE FORERUNNER 265 SMARTWATCH, YOU’LL SEE EVERY INSIGHT LIT UP ON A COLORFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY. GET READY TO BE BETTER FOR IT.

 

 

DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS DOES NOT REFLECT ACTUAL USER EXPERIENCE.

 


KNOW WHERE YOU STAND

 

WITH MORNING REPORT

 

 


RUN. RECOVER. REPEAT.

 

WITH UP TO 13 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE

 

 


COMES IN TWO SIZES

 

TO FIT EVERY WRIST

 

 


PLAN YOUR STRATEGY

 

WITH RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING, PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS, TRAINING READINESS SCORE AND MORE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.3” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY

 

 

 

 

UP TO 20 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE IN GPS MODE

 

 

 

 

ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS

 

 

 

 

SATIQ AND MULTI-BAND GPS

 

 

 

 

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

 

 

 

 

MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST

 

 


MORNING REPORT

 

Receive an overview of your sleep1 and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customize your report to show you what you want to see.

 

 


RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS

Get ready for your next race, including marathons, with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions. Just enter your race, and we’ll build a plan that’ll help you meet your goals.

 

 


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 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.

 

 


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.

 

 


HRV STATUS

 

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team.

 

PLAN

 

 

 

GARMIN COACH

 

Free adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.

 

 

 

RECOVERY TIME

 

Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

 

 

 

COURSES

 

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, or sync from your favorite third party platforms.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

RACE PREDICTOR

 

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon.

 

 

 

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

 

Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

INTENSITY MINUTES

 

Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.

 

 

 

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

 

Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.

 

 

 

STRESS TRACKING

 

Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

 

 

 

PULSE OX SENSOR

 

Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.

 

 

 

 

AUDIO PROMPTS

 

Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts.

 

 

 

CROSS TRAINING

 

Forerunner 265 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.

 

 

 

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

 

Tap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.

 

 

 

TRACK RUNNING

 

Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters.

 

 

 

 

TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES

 

Switch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles, or you can create your own.