Garmin Forerunner® 965

WHAT IF EVERY RUN WAS A PODIUM-WORTHY PERFORMANCE? AND FROM TRAINING READINESS, YOU KNEW YOU WERE PRIMED TO REAP THE REWARDS? WITH THE FORERUNNER 965 RUNNING SMARTWATCH, STATS AND INSIGHTS WILL BE LIT UP ON A BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL AMOLED DISPLAY. AND SOON, YOU TOO WILL BE STANDING IN THE LIGHT.

• 1.4″ BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
• UP TO 31 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE IN GPS MODE
• ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS
• BUILT-IN MAPS WITH SATIQ™ AND MULTI-BAND GPS
• LIGHTWEIGHT TITANIUM BEZEL
• TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

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 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.

Plan

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 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 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.

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 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 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 running 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 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.

Product Specification

Physical & Performance

• Display Size 1.4″ (35.4 mm) diameter
• Display Type AMOLED; optional always-on mode
• Display Resolution 454 x 454 pixels
• GPS Yes
• Weight 53 g

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

Maps & Navigation

• Memory/History 32 GB

Features

• STR3AMUP! PC tool for streaming biometrics No
• Multi-frequency Positioning Yes
• 3-axis compass with HSI (horizontal situation indicator) No
• Touch and/or button lock Yes
• Preloaded ski resort maps No
• Wind speed and direction (requires connection to Garmin Golf app) No
• Live Event Sharing Android™ Only
• SLEEP Yes (Advanced)
• Green Contours (with Garmin Golf membership) No
• Battery saver (customizable low power watch) Yes
• Swing Tempo No
• Plays and controls watch music Yes
• APNEA mode No
• Load ratio Yes
• Ground contact time and balance Yes (with compatible accessory)
• Density altitude calculator No
• Critical swim speed Yes
• Training load focus Yes
• Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Yes
• HR alerts Yes
• Training effect (anaerobic) Yes
• Abnormal heart rate alerts Yes (high and low)
• Easy break planning No
• Vertical speed Yes
• Lactate threshold Yes (with compatible accessory)
• Workout tutorials No
• Number of transmitters supported No
• MTB Grit & Flow Yes
• Customizable data pages Yes
• Configurable lap alerts Yes
• Incident Detection during select activities Yes
• Physio TrueUp Yes
• Custom alerts Yes
• NEXRAD on moving map No
• Back to start Yes
• Vertical oscillation and ratio Yes
• Altimeter with adjustable baro setting No
• Physical size 47.2 x 47.2 x 13.2 (mm)
• Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
• Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) No
• Live Delta Time No
• Automatic altitude adjustment No
• Bezel Material Titanium
• Hazards and course targets Yes
• Truck driver workouts No
• TruSwing™ compatible No
• UltraTrac mode Yes
• VO2 Max (Trail Run) Yes
• Up Ahead Yes
• Preloaded race tracks No
• Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Yes
• Relaxation Breathing Timer Yes
• % HR max Yes
• In Case of Emergency (I.C.E.) No
• Gas time remaining No
• Sport profiles American Football, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Soccer/Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball
• Water rating 5 ATM
• Subwave™ Support No
• Audible alerts No
• Color display Yes
• Multiple bike profiles No
• Rest timer Yes
• Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Yes
• Find My Phone Yes
• PrePass weigh station notifications and bypass decisions No
• Stride length (real time) Yes
• Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes
• Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
• training effect Yes
• Spectator messaging yes (with compatible smartphone)
• Advanced workouts Yes
• Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
• TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING Yes
• Strava Live Segments Yes
• Boundary enter/exit No
• training readiness Yes
• Timer Yes
• Courses Yes
• Respiration rate (during exercise) Yes (with compatible accessory)
• Wirelessly receive flight plans from Garmin Pilot™ No
• Intensity minutes Yes
• Interval training Yes
• MOS & Meteogram No
• Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Yes
• Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes
• Breathwork Yes
• Touchscreen Yes
• Virtual starting line No
• Preloaded topographical maps Yes
• Sun and moon information Sunrise/sunset
• Automatically saves dive entry and exit locations No
• Power guide Yes
• HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) No
• Sight 'N Go Yes
• Location tracking No
• Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
• Projected waypoint Yes
• hill score Yes
• Bread crumb trail in real time Yes
• Customizable activity profiles Yes
• Auto start/end dive No
• REFERENCE POINT No
• SatIQ™ Technology Yes
• Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes
• Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes
• Controls smartphone music Yes
• Power meter compatible Yes
• LED flashlight No
• Improved recovery time Yes
• APNEA hunt mode No
• 60-minute activity goal No
• Manual multisport activities Yes
• Chores No
• Moving Map with aviation airports, navaids, roads, bodies of water and more No
• Point-to-point navigation Yes

• Anchor Alarm No
• Gauge mode No
• PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes
• Course- and weather-specific race predictor Yes
• Yardage to layups/doglegs Yes
• TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) No
• Auto Pause® Yes
• Running dynamics Yes
• Gaming activity No
• Full vector map No
• BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes
• BLUETOOTH phone calling and voice assistant support No
• Accelerometer Yes
• recovery time Yes
• Custom dive data screens No
• Drill logging (pool swim only) Yes
• Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide Yes
• Track timer No
• Strap material Silicone
• Wearable trolling motor remote No
• Race App No
• Round timer/odometer Yes
• Smart trainer control Yes
• Heat and altitude acclimation Yes
• Cardio workouts Yes
• Connected GPS No
• Performance condition Yes
• Galileo Yes
• Distance traveled Yes
• Manual lap Yes
• GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes
• Text messaging No
• Realtime stamina Yes
• Running power Yes
• Nitrox support No
• Assistance Yes
• Race predictor Yes
• Stealth Mode No
• Pairs with Garmin Golf app Yes
• Auto lap splits No
• "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) Yes
• Pilates workouts Yes
• GPS coordinates Yes
• Lap Time Repeatability Score (LTR) No
• Air integration No
• Audio prompts Yes
• Auto CourseView updates Yes
• Downloadable training plans Yes
• Stocks Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
• Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) Automatic
• Run/Walk/Stand detection Yes
• Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) No
• Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) Yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)
• Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes
• Task timers (2, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 30 minutes) No
• Pool swim workouts Yes
• Assistance Plus No
• Multi-gas mode No
• Music storage Yes
• Race an Activity Yes
• KILL SWITCH No
• Hot keys Yes
• Single-gas mode No
• Activity history on watch Yes
• On-screen workout animations Yes
• Auto max HR Yes
• DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Yes (7 days)
• Foot pod capable Yes
• Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) Yes
• Phone-free text messaging No
• Tournament legal Yes
• Incident detection alert on phone for wearables Yes
• Race an activity Yes
• Finish time Yes
• Elevation profile Yes
• PlaysLike distance No
• Aviation Alerts No
• Virtual Partner Yes
• VO2 Max (Run) Yes
• Relaxation reminders Yes
• Reminder alerts No
• Wind meter compatible No
• Race glance/widget Yes
• TRAINING LOAD Yes
• endurance score Yes
• Chronograph No
• Available gym activity profiles Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga, Breathwork
• Ambient light sensor Yes
• Touch-targeting (touch target on display to see the distance to any point) No
• Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) Yes
• In-flight Pulse Ox No
• Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) Yes
• Calendar Yes
• Barometric altimeter Yes
• Unlock new step icons No
• On-device Connect IQ™ Store Yes
• Weather Yes
• Auto Lap® Yes
• Sunrise/sunset times Yes
• Tides Glance No
• Pacing alerts (pool swim only) Yes
• Floors climbed Yes
• Respiration Rate (24x7) Yes
• Gas consumption rate No
• % HRR Yes
• Ballistics solver No
• On-Screen Workout Muscle Map Yes
• AUTO REST Yes
• Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) Yes
• Available outdoor recreation profiles Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Skiing, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snowshoeing, Mapping, Navigating, Tennis, Pickleball, Padel, Track Me, Project Waypoint, Disc Golf, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering
• TracBack® Yes
• Advanced cycling dynamics Yes
• Handicap scoring Yes
• Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes
• HR zones Yes
• Auto rest (pool swim only) Yes
• Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) Yes
• Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
• Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) Yes
• Sleep Score and Insights Yes
   

• Custom targets No
• Downloadable cartography support Yes
• Available run profiles Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running
• Run workouts Yes
• Stopwatch Yes
• Worldwide airport database(s) No
• Waypoint information page No
• GPS speed and distance Yes
• Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) Yes
• Area calculation Yes (via Connect IQ™)
• Find My Watch Yes
• Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) No
• Connext avionics connectivity No
• Preloaded road and trail maps Yes
• Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) Yes
• Unified training status Yes
• VIRB® Remote Yes
• Smartphone compatibility iPhone® and Android™
• Dual grid coordinates Yes
• HRM running pace and distance Yes
• Expedition GPS Activity No
• TrueUp™ Yes
• Morning report Yes
• Multiple time zones with Zulu/UTC No
• Trimix support No
• Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes
• Two-way voice calls No
• Thermometer Yes
• Red shift mode No
• Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Alarm clock Yes
• Group LiveTrack Yes
• Gyroscope Yes
• Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes
• Countdown start (pool swim only) Yes
• Health Snapshot Yes
• ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner Yes
• Truck plaza loyalty programs No
• Night vision mode No
• Available swim profiles Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimming/Running
• Tempo Training No
• Power Modes - customizable in-activity battery settings No
• Move IQ™ Yes
• Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) Yes
• Do not disturb/School mode No
• Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes
• Tides No
• GLONASS Yes
• Smart Notifications Yes
• Garmin Pay™ Yes
• HRV Status Yes
• Automatic daylight saving time Yes
• Yoga workouts Yes
• Depth sensor No
• Time/date Yes
• Sync dive log to Garmin Dive™ Mobile app No
• Rewards (coins) No
• VIRTUAL CADDIE No
• Calories Burned Yes
• Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)
• Garmin Live Segments Yes
• HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) Yes
• Fly activity emergency mode No
• Total ascent/descent Yes
• Auto multisport activities Yes
• Last race summary No
• Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map) Yes
• Power curve and % FTP workouts Yes
• PinPointer Yes
• Step counter Yes
• METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) No
• Quick Release bands No
• Trail run auto climb Yes
• Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert Yes
• Automatic rep counting Yes
• LiveTrack Yes
• HR calories Yes
• Grade-adjusted pace Yes
• Tides No
• Time and distance alerts Yes
• Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
• XERO™ Locations Yes
• All-day stress Yes
• Tack assist mode No
• Compatible with dēzl™ OTR truck navigators No
• Worldwide NAVAID and Intersection database(s) No
• Available cycling profiles Bike, Bike Indoor, Mountain Bike, eBike, eMountain Biking, Cyclocross, Road Bike, Gravel Bike, Bike Commute, Bike Tour
• HIIT workouts Yes
• Future elevation plot Yes
• QuickFit™ watch band compatible Yes (22 mm compatible)
• Games No
• Orienteering No
• Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes
• Around Me mode Yes
• Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile Yes
• Fish forecast Yes (via Connect IQ™)
• Course guidance Yes
• GPS Time Sync Yes
• Countdown timer No
• Auto scroll Yes
• Analog hands No
• Compass Yes
• DIGITAL SCORECARD Yes
• Lens Material Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX
• NextFork™ navigation Yes
• GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION Yes
• Strength workouts Yes
• Distance to destination Yes
• Voice messaging No
• Women's Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
• Training status Improved
• Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
• Daily resting heart rate Yes
• Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes
• Garmin AutoShot™ Yes
• FITNESS AGE Yes
• FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Yes (with compatible accessory)
• Dive ascent/descent rate indicator No
• Built-in barometer and tide tables No

In The Box

• Forerunner® 965 running watch
• USB-C charging/data cable
• Documentation