Train brilliantly with Forerunner® 965, the premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch with a bright AMOLED touchscreen display and lightweight titanium bezel. Wake up to your morning report with HRV status to see health insights with an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked). The training readiness feature tells you when you’re primed for a productive session — while daily suggested workouts adapt to performance and recovery alongside the race widget, which provides training tips, course details and completion time predictions. Navigate any route confidently with multi-band GPS and full-color, built-in maps. With traditional buttons and a touchscreen display, it’s easy to tap into your training status and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained. If you’re pushing to outshine the competition, the Forerunner 965 is there to light up every run with up to 23 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.
Product Highlights:
- 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
Product 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 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™ smartphone app 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.
PLAN
MORNING REPORT
Get a customizable overview of your sleep, 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
See your energy levels throughout the day so you’ll know when your body is charged up and ready for activity or drained and needing to recharge with restful sleep. And get even more details and personal insights on how sleep, naps, daily activities and high stress specifically impact your energy.
NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and to check the recommended time and duration they should be.
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 activities
ENDURANCE SCORE
This feature measures your ability to sustain prolonged efforts and combines training data from all of your athletic pursuits to help you understand how training impacts your overall endurance. This dynamic measurement uses your VO2 max, short-term/long-term training loads and other factors to gauge your fitness progress beyond just VO2 max.
HILL SCORE
This feature measures your capability for running uphill and evaluates your progress over time based on your VO2 max and training history. It measures your running strength on steep ascents and running endurance on long ascents and provides a score based on your performance over time.
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.
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.
TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power.
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, 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.
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 your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location3. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.
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
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
CONNECT IQ™
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
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Key Specs
Operating System Compatibility
Android, Apple iOS
Activity vs. inactivity, Altitude changes, Cadence, Calories burned, Cycling speed, Distance traveled, Duration of exercise, Duration of sleep stages, Hours slept, Pace, Resting heart rate, Steps taken, VO2 Max
Maximum Depth of Water Resistance
164 feet
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General
Forerunner 965 GPS Smartwatch 47 mm Fiber-reinforced polymer
Activity tracker, Smartwatch
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Display
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 DX
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Compatibility
Operating System Compatibility
Android, Apple iOS
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Features
Audible, Vibration, Visual
Mobile Payment Service Supported
Garmin Pay
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Activity
Activity vs. inactivity, Altitude changes, Cadence, Calories burned, Cycling speed, Distance traveled, Duration of exercise, Duration of sleep stages, Hours slept, Pace, Resting heart rate, Steps taken, VO2 Max
Accelerometer, Altimeter, Ambient light sensor, Barometer, Compass, Gyro sensor, Pulse oximeter (Sp02) sensor
Medical Incident Notification
Contact text, Email
Medical Incidents Detected
Crash detection, Fall
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Performance
Maximum Depth of Water Resistance
164 feet
Minimum Operating Temperature
-4 degrees fahrenheit
Maximum Operating Temperature
140 degrees fahrenheit
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Power
Battery Strength Indicator
Yes
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Warranty
Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts
1 year limited
Manufacturer's Warranty - Labor
1 year limited
