Garmin Forerunner 965 GPS AUS/NZ

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 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.

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 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 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

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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

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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

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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

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MUSIC

Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer 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 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.

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. Breathing Variations not available in all countries.

3This 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.

4When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are among the registered trademarks of Spotify AB. Apple® is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google LLC. YouTube Music and the YouTube Music Icon are trademarks of Google LLC.

Engineering enhancements are ongoing and may not be reflected in the pictures, videos and specifications.

What's in the box?

Device, Charging Cable, Documentation

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