Description
LET ‘EM KNOW YOU’RE A RUNNER
Forerunner 170 is the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch with personalized beginner-friendly training plans and advanced training metrics that’ll help you reach your goals.
1.2-INCH COLORFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY
ADVANCED TRAINING AND RECOVERY FEATURES
GARMIN COACH PERSONALIZED TRAINING PLANS
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SMART NOTIFICATIONS1 AND GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS2
80+ BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
UP TO 10 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE
This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch has the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate1.
GARMIN COACH ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS
Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with training plans that adapt daily based on your recovery and health metrics. Choose from beginner-friendly plans with run-walk workouts and less volume, or pick plans for more intense training.
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.
HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability1. Your watch monitors the time variations between consecutive heartbeats while you sleep.
ADVANCED TRAINING FEATURES
Training readiness helps you determine if you’re primed to run. Training status lets you know if you’re training productively, and training effect provides you with insight into the primary benefit of your workouts.
ON-THE-GO FEATURES
Pay from your wrist with Garmin Pay contactless payments2, and receive smart notifications when paired with your smartphone.
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SLEEP COACH
Get a sleep score and personalized coaching for how much sleep you need. Track sleep stages, and get insights to improve sleep quality1
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RECOVERY TIME
Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
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COURSE PLANNER
Prepare for what’s to come with course planner. This feature lets you add cut-off times, notes, rest plans, checkpoints and aid stations to keep you on track throughout the race.
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EVENING REPORT
Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and events.
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BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest1.
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RACE PREDICTOR
Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon.
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WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
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MORNING REPORT
Get a customizable overview of your sleep1, training outlook, HRV status, weather and more as soon as you wake up.
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BREATHING VARIATIONS
For a closer glimpse of your health, the breathing variations feature uses Pulse Ox4 to help you better understand shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep.
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COURSES
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect™ app and from third-party platforms, then sync them directly to your watch.
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NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.
LONG BATTERY LIFE
With up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.
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WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS
This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.
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WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities
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ACUTE LOAD
Compare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.
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QUICK WORKOUT
Create running workouts directly on your watch based on desired time and intensity level.
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HEALTH SNAPSHOT
Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your health care provider.
VO2 MAX
See your current fitness level and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
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FITNESS AGE
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
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HEALTH STATUS
Look for changes in your health data that could indicate added stress to your body, so you can know when you’re trending away from your usual range.
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STRESS TRACKING
Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
PULSE OX SENSOR
Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.
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CROSS TRAINING
Forerunner 265 is preloaded with free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts so you can switch up how you sweat.
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VOICE ALERTS
Get alerts to know how you’re performing (when paired with your smartphone).
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INTENSITY MINUTES
Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes
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ACTIVITY TRACKING
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned and more from your wrist1.
LIFESTYLE LOGGING
Log behaviors — such as caffeine and alcohol intake — and view reports on how they impact your health in the Garmin Connect app.
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MOBILITY
Increase your flexibility and strength with free downloadable mobility workouts.
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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.
BUILT-IN GNSS
Our built-in GNSS supports multiple satellite systems, so you track where you run and record key stats, including distance and pace.
PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Tap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
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TRACK RUNNING
Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters.
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ON-WRIST TEXTING
Use the keyboard to send quick text responses on your paired watch (Android only or through the Garmin Messenger™ app4) so you can keep your phone in your pocket.
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SAFETY AND TRACKING
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location3.
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GOOGLE MAPS™ APP
Enter your destination in Google Maps on your Android smartphone, then follow turn-by-turn directions on your wrist.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
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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.
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CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
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GARMIN SHARE
Sync up with friends by sharing saved locations, courses and workouts with other nearby compatible devices.
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COLOR FILTERS AND WATCH FACE CUSTOMIZATION
Get color display options — including gray scale, red/green, green/red or blue/yellow — to assist with various forms of color blindness. Choose from various watch faces with customizable data and colors.
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GARMIN PAY CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
