Forerunner 965
Carbon Grey DLC Titanium Bezel with Black Case and Black/Powder Grey Silicone Band
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 WATCH, 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
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
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 automatically by using built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns – so you can focus on the race and let your running watch take care of recording splits. You can also create your own custom multisport profiles.
GARMIN COACH
Prepare for your next race, train for a milestone, or simply improve your fitness with Garmin Coach adaptive or prebuilt running, cycling or strength training plans. For more personalised workouts, select plans even adapt based on your performance and health metrics.
Daily Suggested Workouts
Get workouts made specifically for you and based on your data. These run recommendations vary in intensity and adapt after every run to take into account performance and recovery.
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.
BUILT FOR THE DETERMINED
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 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 process1.
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.
BREATHING VARIATIONS
For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature helps you understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep2. These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol, or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.
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.
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.
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 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 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 asleep3.
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 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 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, Amazon Music or YouTube® Music accounts for phone-free listening (subscription may be required).
SAFETY AND TRACKING
If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location4. 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 location4 and view preplanned courses.
GARMIN TRAILS
Access thousands of trails, and send them directly to your compatible device for offline use with a subscription to Garmin Connect+ in the Garmin Connect™ app or to Outdoor Maps+ in the Garmin Explore™ app. Available in selected areas. Learn more.
GARMIN CONNECT APP
See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
| What You'll Love | |
|---|---|
| Sleep Score and Insights | Yes |
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 23 days |
| Built-in mapping | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
| Garmin Pay™ | Yes |
| Multi-band GPS | Yes |
| Music storage | Yes |
| Training Readiness | Yes |
| Training Status | Improved |
| Watch display type | AMOLED; optional always-on mode |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Water rating | 5 ATM |
| General | |
|---|---|
| Strap material | Silicone |
| Lens material | Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX |
| Bezel material | Titanium |
| QuickFit™ watch band compatible | Yes (22 mm compatible) |
| Physical size | 47.1 x 47.1 x 13.2 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm |
| Weight | 53 g |
| Display Size | 35.4 mm (1.4") diameter |
| Display Resolution | 454 x 454 pixels |
| Colour display | Yes |
| Large font option | Yes |
| Battery type | Lithium ion |
| 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 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours See details |
| Charging method | Garmin proprietary plug charger |
| Memory/history | 32 GB |
| Clock features | |
|---|---|
| Time/date | Yes |
| GPS time sync | Yes |
| Automatic daylight saving time | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Timer | Yes |
| Stopwatch | Yes |
| Sunrise/sunset times | Yes |
| Health & Wellness Monitoring | |
|---|---|
| Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) | Yes |
| Resting heart rate | Yes |
| Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts | Yes (high and low) |
| Respiration Rate | Yes |
| Fitness Age | Yes |
| Body Battery™ Energy Monitor | Yes |
| All-day Stress | Yes |
| Relaxation reminders | Yes |
| Relaxation Breathing Timer | Yes |
| Meditation | Yes |
| Breathwork | Yes |
| Sleep | Yes (Advanced) |
| Sleep coach | Yes |
| Breathing variations | Yes |
| Nap detection | Yes |
| Hydration | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Women's Health | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| Health Snapshot | Yes |
| JET LAG ADVISER | Yes |
| Sensors | |
|---|---|
| GPS | Yes |
| GLONASS | Yes |
| Galileo | Yes |
| QZSS | Yes |
| BeiDou | Yes |
| SatIQ™ Technology | Yes |
| Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor | Yes |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Thermometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Daily smart features | |
|---|---|
| Connectivity | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
| Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields and apps) | Yes |
| On-device Connect IQ™ Store | Yes |
| Smart Notifications | Yes |
| Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) | Yes |
| View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) | Yes |
| Morning report | Yes |
| Calendar | Yes |
| Weather forecasts | Yes |
| Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile | Yes |
| Battery Saver - customisable low power watch | Yes |
| Controls smartphone music | Yes |
| Plays and controls watch music | Yes |
| Find my phone | Yes |
| Find my watch | Yes |
| Find My Phone during GPS activity | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Messenger app | Yes |
| VIRB® camera remote | Yes |
| Smart trainer control | Yes |
| Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile | Yes |
| Smartphone compatibility | iPhone®, Android™ |
| Stocks | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Red shift mode | Yes |
| Garmin Share | Yes |
| Passcode | Yes |
| Workout and Training Plans | |
|---|---|
| Daily Suggested Workout - Running (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | Yes |
| Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling (Pace and Heart Rate Based) | Yes |
| Garmin Running Coach | Yes |
| Garmin Running Coach Experts | Yes |
| Garmin Cycling Coach | Yes |
| Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans | Yes |
| Garmin Coach - Strength | Yes |
| Cardio workouts | Yes |
| Strength workouts | Yes |
| HIIT workouts | Yes |
| Yoga workouts | Yes |
| Pilates workouts | Yes |
| On-screen workout animations | Yes |
| On-Screen Workout Muscle Map | Yes |
| Activity profiles | |
|---|---|
| Gym | Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing |
| Multisport | Triathlon, Swimming/Running |
| WELLNESS | Walking, Pilates, Yoga |
| INDOOR RUNNING | Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running |
| Outdoor running | Running, Outdoor Track Running Trail Running, Ultra Running |
| Outdoor recreation | Hiking, Mountaineering, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Golfing, Disc Golf |
| Cycling | Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX |
| Swim | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming |
| On the water | Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing |
| Motor sports | Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motocrossing, 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 |
| Sport profiles | Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball |
| In the ring | Boxing, Mixed martial arts |
| Other activity profiles | Inline Skating |
| Safety and tracking features | |
|---|---|
| Incident Detection during select activities | Yes |
| Incident detection alert on phone for wearables | Yes |
| Assistance | Yes |
| Live Event Sharing | Android™ Only |
| Activity tracking features | |
|---|---|
| Step counter | Yes |
| Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) | Yes |
| Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) | Yes |
| Calories Burned | Yes |
| Floors climbed | Yes |
| Distance travelled | Yes |
| Intensity minutes | Yes |
| TrueUp™ | Yes |
| Move IQ™ | Yes |
| Garmin Connect™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
| Automatic rep counting | Yes |
| Training, planning and analysis features | |
|---|---|
| Customisable screen(s) | Yes |
| Downloadable training plans | Yes |
| Course guidance | Yes |
| HR Zones | Yes |
| HR Alerts | Yes |
| HR Calories | Yes |
| % HR Max | Yes |
| % HRR | Yes |
| Recovery Time | Yes |
| Auto Max HR | Yes |
| Race glance/widget | Yes |
| HRV Status | Yes |
| HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) | Yes |
| Respiration Rate (During Exercise) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS speed and distance | Yes |
| Customisable activity profiles | Yes |
| Auto Pause® automatic timer halt | Yes |
| Interval training | Yes |
| Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) | Yes |
| Advanced workouts | Yes |
| HRM running pace and distance | Yes |
| Auto Lap® interval tracking feature | Yes |
| Manual lap | Yes |
| Rest timer | Yes |
| Configurable lap alerts | Yes |
| Heat and Altitude Acclimation | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Run) | Yes |
| VO2 Max (Trail Run) | Yes |
| Realtime Stamina | Yes |
| ENDURANCE SCORE | Yes |
| Load ratio | Yes |
| Training Load | Yes |
| Training load focus | Yes |
| Training Effect | Yes |
| Training Effect (Anaerobic) | Yes |
| Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) | Yes |
| Improved Recovery Time | Yes |
| Customisable alerts | Yes |
| Voice alerts | Yes |
| Multisport auto transition | Yes |
| Finish time | Yes |
| Virtual partner | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Multi-sport | Yes |
| Garmin Live Segments | Yes |
| Strava Live Segments | Yes |
| Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) | Yes |
| Trendline™ Popularity Routing | Yes |
| Touch and/or button lock | Yes |
| Shortcuts | Yes |
| Auto scroll | Yes |
| Activity history on watch | Yes |
| Physio TrueUp | Yes |
| Unified Training Status | Yes |
| Running features | |
|---|---|
| GPS-based distance, time and pace | Yes |
| Running dynamics | Yes |
| Vertical oscillation and ratio | Yes |
| Ground contact time and balance | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Stride length (real time) | Yes |
| Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) | Yes |
| Running power | Yes |
| Grade-adjusted pace | Yes |
| Performance condition | Yes |
| Lactate threshold | Yes |
| PacePro™ Pacing Strategies | Yes |
| Run workouts | Yes |
| HILL SCORE | Yes |
| Trail run auto climb | Yes |
| Race predictor | Yes |
| Course- and weather-specific race predictor | Yes |
| Foot pod capable | Yes |
| Run/Walk/Stand detection | Yes |
| Golfing features | |
|---|---|
| Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide | Yes |
| Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) | Yes |
| Yardage to layups/doglegs | Yes |
| Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) | Automatic |
| Digital scorecard | Yes |
| Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) | Yes |
| Garmin AutoShot™ | Yes |
| Green View with manual pin position | Yes |
| Hazards and course targets | Yes |
| PinPointer | Yes |
| Handicap scoring | Yes |
| Round timer/odometer | Yes |
| Pairs with Garmin Golf app | Yes |
| Outdoor recreation | |
|---|---|
| Point-to-point navigation | Yes |
| Breadcrumb trail in real time | Yes |
| Back to start | Yes |
| TracBack® | Yes |
| UltraTrac mode | Yes |
| Explore Nearby | Yes |
| Up Ahead | Yes |
| NextFork™ navigation | Yes |
| Elevation profile | Yes |
| Distance to destination | Yes |
| Barometric trend indicator with storm alert | Yes |
| ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner | Yes |
| Vertical speed | Yes |
| Total ascent/descent | Yes |
| Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) | Yes |
| Auto Rest | Yes |
| Future elevation plot | Yes |
| Preloaded road and trail maps | Yes |
| Preloaded ski resort maps | Yes |
| Downloadable cartography support | Yes |
| GPS coordinates | Yes |
| Sight 'N Go | Yes |
| Area calculation | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Fish forecast | Yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| Projected waypoint | Yes |
| Sun and moon information | Yes |
| Cycling features | |
|---|---|
| Courses | Yes |
| Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) | Yes |
| Race an activity | Yes |
| Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) | Yes |
| FTP (Functional Threshold Power) | Yes (with compatible accessory) |
| Power curve and % FTP workouts | Yes |
| Garmin cycle map (routable cycling-specific street map) | Yes |
| MTB Grit & Flow | Yes |
| Advanced cycling dynamics | Yes |
| Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia™ lights | Yes |
| Compatible with Varia headlight camera | Yes |
| Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) | Yes |
| Power meter compatible | Yes |
| Power guide | Yes |
| Swimming features | |
|---|---|
| Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) | Yes |
| Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Drill logging (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) | Yes |
| "Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Auto rest (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Time and distance alerts | Yes |
| Time and distance alerts | Yes |
| Pacing alerts (pool swim only) | Yes |
| Countdown start | Yes |
| Pool swim workouts | Yes |
| Critical swim speed | Yes |
| Underwater wrist-based heart rate | Yes |
| 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) |
| Kid activity tracking features | |
|---|---|
| Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app | Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) |
- Forerunner® 965 Running Watch
- USB-C charging/data cable
- Documentation
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