Garmin Forerunner 965

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.

Race Adaptive Training Plans
Get ready for your next race, including marathons, with training tips, personalised 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 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 customisable 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 favourite 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 Coach
Get personalised coaching for how much sleep you need and tips on how you can improve. Use this guidance to find the right balance between challenging activities and your body’s natural recovery process².

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 energy¹.

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.

Wrist-based Running Dynamics
This running smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.

Wrist-based Heart Rate
This running watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities¹.

Endurance Scre
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 it 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.

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 Snapshots
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.

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 optimised 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 metres – even on a track you’ve never run before with a database with more than 10,000 tracks (400 metres) from all over the world.

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 Head
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 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 running 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.
¹Activity tracking accuracy.
²This 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.
³When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
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• Wrist-based Heart Rate (Constant, Every Second)    
• Daily Resting Heart Rate    
• Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts (High And Low)
• Respiration Rate (24x7)    
• Fitness Age    
• Body Battery Energy Monitor    
• All-day Stress    
• Relaxation Reminders    
• Relaxation Breathing Timer    
• Breathwork    
• Sleep    Yes (Advanced)
• Sleep Coach    
• Nap Detection     
• Hydration (In Garmin Connect And Optional Connect IQ Widget)
• Women's Health (In Garmin Connect And Optional Connect IQ Widget)
• Health Snapshot

• GPS    
• Glonass    
• Galileo    
• SATIQ Technology    
• Garmin Elevate Wrist Heart Rate Monitor    
• Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor    
• Barometric Altimeter    
• Compass    
• Gyroscope    
• Accelerometer    
• Thermometer    
• Ambient Light Sensor

• Connectivity: Bluetooth, Ant+, Wi-fi
• Connect IQ (Downloadable Watch Faces, Data Fields, Widgets And Apps)    
• On-device Connect Iq™ Store    
• Smart Notifications    
• Text Response/reject Phone Call With Text (Android Only)    
• View Images From Notifications On Watch (Android Only)    
• Morning Report    
• Calendar    
• Weather Forecasts    
• Realtime Settings Sync With Garmin Connect Mobile    
• Battery Saver - Customisable Low Power Watch    
• Controls Smartphone Music    
• Plays And Controls Watch Music    
• Find My Phone    
• Find My Watch    
• Virb® Camera Remote    
• Smart Trainer Control    
• Compatible With Garmin Connect Mobile    
• Smartphone Compatibility    Iphone, Android
• Stocks (Optional Connect IQ App)
• Red Shift Mode

Gym	Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping
Multisport	Triathlon, Swimming/Running
Wellness	Walking, Pilates, Yoga
Indoor Running	Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running
Ooutdoor Running	Running, Outdoor Track Running Trail Running, Ultra Running
Outdoor Recreation	Hiking, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Climbing, Golfing, Disc Golf
Cycling	Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross
Swim	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
On The Water	Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
Motor Sports	Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motorcrossing, ATVing, Snowmobile
Racket Sports	Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & Winter	Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing, XC Skate Skiing
Sport Profiles	Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
In The Ring	Boxing, Mixed martial arts
Other Activity Profiles	Inline Skating

• Incident Detection During Select Activities    
• Incident Detection Alert On Phone For Wearables    
• Assistance    
• Livetrack    
• Spectator Messaging (With Compatible Smartphone)
• Group Livetrack    
• Live Event Sharing: Android Only

• Dual Grid Coordinates    
• Xero Locations

• Step Counter    
• Auto Goal (Learns Your Activity Level And Assigns A Daily Step Goal)    
• Calories Burned    
• Floors Climbed    
• Distance Travelled    
• Intensity Minutes    
• Trueup    
• Move IQ
• Garmin Connect Challenges App (Optional Connect IQ App)

• Cardio Workouts    
• Strength Workouts    
• Hiit Workouts    
• Yoga Workouts    
• Pilates Workouts    
• On-screen Workout Animations    
• On-screen Workout Muscle Map    
• Automatic Rep Counting

• Customisable Screen(S)    
• Downloadable Training Plans    
• Course Guidance    
• HR Zones    
• HR Alerts    
• HR Calories    
• % HR Max    
• % HRR
• Recovery Time    
• Auto Max Hr    
• Race Glance/widget    
• HRV Status    
• HR Broadcast (Broadcasts Hr Data Over Ant+® To Paired Devices)    
• Respiration Rate (During Exercise)    Yes (With Compatible Accessory)
• Gps Speed And Distance    
• Customisable Activity Profiles    
• Auto Pause    
• Interval Training    
• Improved Interval (Includes Open Repeats, Intervals Data Page, Rest Screen And Auto Detection)    
• Advanced Workouts    
• Hrm Running Pace And Distance    
• Auto Lap  
• Manual Lap    
• Rest Timer    
• Configurable Lap Alerts    
• Heat And Altitude Acclimation    
• Vo2 Max (Run)    
• Vo2 Max (Trail Run)    
• Realtime Stamina    
• Endurance Score    
• Load Ratio    
• Training Load    
• Training Load Focus    
• Training Effect    
• Training Effect (Anaerobic)    
• Primary Benefit (Training Effect Labels)    
• Customisable Alerts    
• Audio Prompts    
• Multisport Auto Transition    
• Finish Time    
• Virtual Partner    
• Race An Activity    
• Auto Multisport Activities    
• Multi-sport    
• Garmin Live Segments    
• Strava Live Segments    
• Round-trip Course Creator (Running/cycling)    
• Trendline Popularity Routing    
• Touch And/or Button Lock    
• Hot Keys    
• Auto Scroll    
• Activity History On Watch    
• Physio Trueup    
• Unified Training Status

• GPS-based Distance, Time And Pace    
• Running Dynamics    
• Vertical Oscillation And Ratio    
• Ground Contact Time And Balance (With Compatible Accessory)
• Stride Length (Real Time)    
• Cadence (Provides Real-time Number Of Steps Per Minute)    
• Running Power    
• Grade-adjusted Pace    
• Performance Condition    
• Lactate Threshold (With Compatible Accessory)
• Pacepro Pacing Strategies    
• Run Workouts    
• Hill Score    
• Trail Run Auto Climb    
• Race Predictor    
• Course- And Weather-specific Race Predictor    
• Foot Pod Capable    
• Run/walk/stand Detection

• Preloaded With 43,000 Courses Worldwide    
• Yardage To F/m/b (Distance To Front, Middle And Back Of Green)    
• Yardage To Layups/doglegs    
• Measures Shot Distance (Calculates Exact Yardage For Shots From Anywhere On Course)    Automatic
• Digital Scorecard    
• Stat Tracking (Strokes, Putts Per Round, Greens And Fairways Hit)    
• Garmin Autoshot 
• Auto Courseview Updates    
• Green View With Manual Pin Position    
• Hazards And Course Targets    
• Pinpointer    
• Handicap Scoring    
• Round Timer/odometer    
• Pairs With Garmin Golf App    
• Tournament Legal [iilo_loppu]

Outdoor recreation

• Point-to-point Navigation    
• Breadcrumb Trail In Real Time    
• Back To Start    
• Tracback®    
• Ultratrac Mode    
• Around Me Mode    
• Up Ahead    
• Nextfork Navigation    
• Elevation Profile    
• Distance To Destination    
• Barometric Trend Indicator With Storm Alert    
• Climbpro™ Ascent Planner    
• Vertical Speed    
• Total Ascent/descent    
• Rest Timer (Ultra Run Only)    
• Auto Rest    
• Future Elevation Plot    
• Preloaded Road And Trail Maps    
• Downloadable Cartography Support    
• Gps Coordinates    
• Sight 'n Go    
• Area Calculation (Via Connect IQ)
• Fish Forecast (Via Connect IQ)
• Projected Waypoint    
• Sun And Moon Information: Sunrise/sunset

• Courses    
• Bike Lap And Lap Maximum Power (With Power Sensor)    
• Race An Activity    
• Alerts (Triggers Alarm When You Reach Goals Including Time, Distance, Heart Rate Or Calories)    
• Ftp (Functional Threshold Power) (With Compatible Accessory)
• Power Curve And % Ftp Workouts    
• Garmin Cycle Map (Routable Cycling-specific Street Map)    
• Mtb Grit & Flow    
• Advanced Cycling Dynamics    
• Compatible With Vector And Rally (Power Meters)    
• Compatible With Varia Vision (Head-mounted Display)    
• Compatible With Varia Radar (Rear-facing Radar)    
• Compatible With Varia Lights    
• Speed And Cadence Sensor Support (W/sensor)    
• Power Meter Compatible    
• Power Guide

• Open-water Swim Metrics (Distance, Pace, Stroke Count/rate, Stroke Distance, Swim Efficiency (Swolf), Calories)    
• Pool Swim Metrics (Lengths, Distance, Pace, Stroke Count, Swim Efficiency (Swolf), Calories)    
• Stroke Type Detection (Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) (Pool Swim Only)    
• Drill Logging (Pool Swim Only)    
• Basic Rest Timer (Up From 0) (Pool Swim Only)    
• "Repeat On" Rest Timer (Pool Swim Only)    
• Auto Rest (Pool Swim Only)    
• Time And Distance Alerts    
• Pacing Alerts (Pool Swim Only)    
• Countdown Start    
• Pool Swim Workouts    
• Critical Swim Speed    
• Underwater Wrist-based Heart Rate    
• Heart Rate From External Hrm (Real-time During Rests, Interval And Session Stats During Rests, And Automatic Heart Rate Download Post-swim) (With HRM-swim, HRM-pro Or HRM-pro Plus)

Toe-to-Toe Challenges App (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)