Premium. Preloaded. Podium Ready.
Train Brilliantly
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 smartwatch, stats and insights will be lit up on a colorful amoled display. And soon, you too will be standing in the light.
At a Glance:
- 1.4” colorful amoled display
- Up to 31 hours of battery life in GPS mode
- Premium training metrics and recovery insights
- Built-in maps with SatIQ™ and multi-band GPS
- Lightweight titanium bezel
- Touchscreen and buttons
Key Features
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-color mapping • Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, forerunner 965 provides, full-color, 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, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
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.
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 rest.
Garmin coach • Free adaptive 5k, 10k and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.
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 activities.
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 asleep, and gain awareness of how you’re adapting to altitude.
Cross training • Forerunner 965 is preloaded with free hiit, strength, cardio, yoga and pilates workouts so you can switch up how you sweat.
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.
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.
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 location.
Livetrack • Friends and family can follow your real-time location and view pre-planned courses.
Garmin connect • See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
Full-color mapping • Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, forerunner 965 provides, full-color, 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, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
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.
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 rest.
Garmin coach • Free adaptive 5k, 10k and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.
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 activities.
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 asleep, and gain awareness of how you’re adapting to altitude.
Cross training • Forerunner 965 is preloaded with free hiit, strength, cardio, yoga and pilates workouts so you can switch up how you sweat.
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.
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.
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 location.
Livetrack • Friends and family can follow your real-time location and view pre-planned courses.
Garmin connect • See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
