Garmin Forerunner 955 black

Do you want to lead the group in addition to reaching the podium?

Put it on your wrist. Train hard, work hard and get ready to succeed in your next race.

• Enjoy up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode to get complete information on your health status, from sleep to training.
• Swipe through stats and maps with a new, highly responsive touch screen.
• Run confidently on any trail with built-in, full-color maps and multi-band GPS.
• Find out when you're ready for a productive session thanks to training readiness.
• Plan your strategy with recommended daily training sessions, course details and more in the race widget.
• Find out if you're training above or below your optimal level with an improved Training Status feature.

features:

• EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE: Enjoy up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. Up to 42 hours in GPS mode. And even more in UltraTrac™ mode, with up to 80 hours.

• TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS: Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or the new, highly responsive touchscreen.

• MADE FOR THOSE WHO STRIVE: Weighing just 52 grams, the Forerunner 955 smartwatch will keep you light and in tune with your body.

• READINESS TO TRAIN: From the moment you wake up you get a readiness score based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and more, so you can determine if it's a good day to go all out or take it easy.

• MORNING REPORT: You receive a summary of your sleep, recovery and training forecast as soon as you wake up, along with HRV status, readiness to train and time. You can even customize the report to show what you want to see.

• HRV STATUS: Get a clearer picture of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.

• RACE WIDGET: Prepare for your next race with training tips, personalized daily training session suggestions, and finish time predictions based on course, time, and performance details.

• RECOMMENDED DAILY TRAINING SESSIONS: See all of the week's recommended daily training sessions, which are tailored after each run to match your performance and recovery, as well as upcoming races on the Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.

• GARMIN COACH: Free, customizable training plans that include 5K, 10K, and half marathon programs, guided by expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.

• RUNNING POWER: When you wear a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor, you'll get a continuous wrist-based measurement of your gait power during your run.

• REAL-TIME STAMINA: Avoid overexerting yourself when starting a run or cycling with this data, which allows you to track and manage your effort.

• RUNNING DYNAMICS: Using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor, the Forerunner 955 smartwatch calculates critical running metrics like cadence, stride length, ground contact time, balance, and more .

• TRAINING STATUS: With new indicators like HRV status, recent exercise history, and performance, you can easily see your overall effort and whether you're training productively, peaked, or overloaded.

• ACUTE LOAD: Compare the intensity of your recent training sessions with the optimal interval to improve your fitness and view your training history.

• TRAINING EFFECT: See how your training sessions influence endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect information.

• PACEPRO™ FEATURE: The PacePro feature helps you maintain the right pace with guidance tailored to the grade of the course.

• RECOVERY TIME: Find out how long it will take to recover before your next high-intensity workout based on your most recent training session, as well as general stress, sleep, and daily activities outside of training sessions.

• VO2 MAX: Train smarter with VO2 MAX , a gauge that shows your expected performance. This metric even takes into account performance changes that can be caused by heat or altitude.

• PERFORMANCE CAPACITY: As you run, it will analyze your pace, heart rate, and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current performance capacity .

• SYNC TRAINING PLANS: Receive indoor and outdoor training plans with the Garmin Connect™ app or easily sync your Forerunner from other platforms like TrainingPeaks® or TrainerRoad.

• BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS: Switch between training sessions with activity profiles for cycling, triathlon, pool and open water swimming, track running and more. In your running sessions and competitions, switch between sports at the touch of a button.

• RUN FORECAST: Based on your running history and general fitness, it gives you an estimate of your pace for a 5K, 10K, or even a marathon. Plus, trend data highlights the impact of your training sessions over time.

• MULTI-BAND COMPATIBILITY: Access multiple global navigation satellite systems and multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites to improve position accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak, or normally do not penetrate, giving you superior accuracy in terms of distance and speed, even in harsh environments.

• FULL-COLOR MAPS: Whether you're running through city streets or heavily wooded trails, Forerunner 955 gives you built-in, full-color maps to help guide you.

• TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION: Follow a course with the help of turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn will be.

• ROUND-TRIP ROUTES: With the Trendline™ popular road routing option, it's easy to discover the best local drives. Just enter the distance you want and Forerunner 955 will suggest circular paths to your starting point.

• AHEAD: See at a glance the points of interest along the way. Plus, see performance metrics, lap times, and distance/altitude, plus a summary of upcoming major ride points.

• CLIMBPRO FEATURE: Use the ClimbPro slope planning feature on downloaded courses to view real-time information about the current and upcoming climbs, including incline, distance and altitude gain.

• SAFETY AND MONITORING FEATURES: If you fear for your safety or see signs of an accident, the incident detection and assistance features 1 will send your location to your emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for selected activity profiles only.

• COURSES: Create or search existing courses using the Garmin Connect app, and discover new and exciting courses. Or schedule them on other platforms, like Strava and Komoot, and automatically sync them to your Forerunner smartwatch.

• WRIST-BASED HEART RATE SENSOR: The watch constantly measures your heart rate 2 with our next-generation heart rate sensor, alerting you if your heart rate remains too high or too low while you're at rest. It also helps measure the intensity of your exertion during activities, even while swimming.

• BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR: Tracks your body's energy levels so you know the best times for activity and rest 2 .

• ENHANCED SLEEP TRACKING AND SLEEP SCORE: Understand how your body is recovering and get ready to train with our enhanced sleep tracking feature. After waking up, you will receive a sleep score, as well as a breakdown of sleep stages, pulse oximetry 3 and breathing, along with detailed information to improve sleep quality.

• PULSE OXIMETER: Wrist-based pulse oximeter 3 monitors blood oxygen saturation levels for advanced monitoring of sleep and altitude acclimatization.

• MENSTRUAL CYCLE TRACKING: Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Record symptoms, access tips on exercise, nutrition and much more. You can even see and record the details on your wrist thanks to the health tracking app.

• HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE: Record a 2-minute session to save key stats like heart rate 2 , heart rate variability, pulse oximetry 3 , respiration and stress. Then report those stats through the Garmin Connect™ app on your compatible smartphone and share.

• MUSIC ON THE WRIST: Download up to 500 songs, as well as playlists, from your Spotify®, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required).

• CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS WITH GARMIN PAY: Get through the checkout effortlessly thanks to the contactless payment solution 4 Garmin Pay, available in collaboration with participating providers.

• SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Receive emails, texts and alerts right on the watch when paired with an Apple® or Android™ smartphone. You can also reply to text messages if you have an Android phone.

• SMART TRAINER CONTROL: Control your Tacx® smart trainer using ANT+® technology to simulate courses, automatic resistance changes and training session notifications when using courses or training sessions from the watch.

• GARMIN CONNECT APP: See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with your friends, join challenges to earn medals and much more, all in one free app.

• CONNECT IQ™ STORE: Add displays, data fields, and apps to the paired watch from the Connect IQ Store app downloaded to your compatible smartphone.

• Physical and performance characteristics
  LENS MATERIAL	Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX
  BEZEL MATERIAL	fiber reinforced polymer
  QUICKFIT ™ WATCH STRAP COMPATIBLE	Yes (22mm compatible)
  STRAP MATERIAL	Silicone
  HOUSING SIZE (W X L X H)	46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 (mm) Fits wrists 130-220mm in circumference
  TOUCH SCREEN
  COLOR DISPLAY
  SCREEN SIZE (WIDTH/HEIGHT)	33mm (1.3″) diameter
  SCREEN RESOLUTION (WIDTH/HEIGHT)	260 x 260 pixels
  SCREEN TYPE	Visible in sunlight, transflective, memory at the pixel level (MIP)
  WEIGHT	52g
  AUTONOMY OF THE BATTERY / BATTERY	Smartwatch mode: up to 15 days GPS only mode without music: up to 42 hours GNSS mode (all systems) and multiband with music: up to 8.5 hours GNSS mode (all systems) and multiband without music: up to 20 hours Ultratrac mode: up to 80 hours Check the details
  WATERPROOF	Swimming, 5 ATM
  MEMORY/HISTORY	32GB

• clock functions
  TIME/DATE
  TIME SYNCHRONIZATION WITH GPS
  AUTOMATIC SUMMER TIME
  ALARM CLOCK
  TIMER
  CHRONOMETER
  SUNRISE/SUNSET TIME

  Health surveillance
  WRIST HEART RATE SENSOR (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)
  DAILY RESTING HEART RATE
  ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS	Yes (high and low)
  BREATH RATE (24X7)
  BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION BY PULSE OXIMETER	Yes (spot check and optional acclimatization throughout the day and at rest)
  AGE ACCORDING TO YOUR PHYSICAL SHAPE
  BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
  ALL-DAY STRESS MONITOR
  RELAXATION REMINDERS
  BREATHING TIMER TO RELAX
  SLEEP	yes (advanced)
  SLEEP TRACKING (SLEEP SCORE AND INFORMATION)
  HYDRATION	Yes (on Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
  FEMALE HEALTH MONITORING	Yes (on Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
  HEALTH SNAPSHOT

  sensors
  gps
  GLONASS
  GALILEO
  MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING
  GARMIN ELEVATE ™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
  BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
  COMPASS
  GYROSCOPE
  ACCELEROMETER
  THERMOMETER
  ACCLIMATIZATION BY PULSE OXIMETRY

  Everyday smart features
  CONNECTIVITY	Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
  CONNECT IQ ™ : CLOCK SCREENS, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND DOWNLOADABLE APPS
  GARMIN CONNECT IQ™ STORE ON DEVICE
  SMART NOTIFICATIONS
  TEXT REPLY / PHONE CALL REJECT WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)
  CALENDAR
  INTELLIGENT WEATHER FORECAST
  REAL-TIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
  ENERGY SAVING: CLOCK WITH CUSTOMIZABLE LOW CONSUMPTION SETTING
  MUSIC CONTROL
  PLAY MUSIC
  MUSIC STORAGE	Up to 2000 songs
  FIND MY PHONE
  FIND MY WATCH FUNCTION
  REMOTE CONTROL FOR VIRB®
  SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY	iPhone®, Android™
  LINKING WITH THE GARMIN GOLF APP
  COMPATIBLE WITH GARMIN CONNECT ™ MOBILE
  GARMIN PAY®

  Tracking and security features
  LIVETRACK
  MESSAGES FROM SPECTATORS	Yes (with compatible smartphone)
  GROUP LIVETRACK
  SHARE LIVE EVENTS	Android™ only
  DETECTION OF INCIDENTS DURING SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES
  ATTENDANCE

  tactical features
  DOUBLE GRID COORDINATES

  Live Activity Tracking Features
  STEP COUNTER
  IDLE LINE (SHOWS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A FEW MINUTES TO RESET)
  AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY GOAL)
  CALORIES BURNED
  RISING FLOORS
  DISTANCE TRAVELED
  MINUTES OF INTENSITY
  TRUEUP™
  MOVE IQ™
  GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP	Yes (optional Connect IQ app)

  Fitness/Gym equipment
  AUTOMATIC REPEAT COUNT
  CARDIO TRAINING SESSIONS
  AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES	Strength Training, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical, Stair Climbing, Floor Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Block Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga
  STRENGTH TRAINING SESSIONS
  HIIT WORKOUTS
  YOGA EXERCISES
  PILATES WORKOUTS
  ON-SCREEN TRAINING ANIMATIONS
  ON-SCREEN TRAINING MUSCLE MAPS

  Training, planning and analysis functions
  HEART RATE ZONES
  HEART RATE ALERTS
  CALORIES ACCORDING TO HEART RATE
  % MAXIMUM HEART RATE
  % RCF
  RECOVERY TIME
  AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM HEART RATE
  MORNING REPORT
  GLANCE/CAREER WIDGET
  HRV STATUS
  PREDISPOSITION TO TRAIN
  HR BROADCAST (TRANSMITS HEART RATE DATA TO PAIRED DEVICES VIA ANT+ ™ )
  RESPIRATORY RATE (DURING EXERCISE)	yes (with compatible accessory)
  GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
  CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES
  CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
  AUTO PAUSE®
  INTERVAL TRAINING
  ENHANCED INTERVALS (INCLUDES OPENINGS, INTERVAL DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION)
  ADVANCED TRAINING SESSIONS
  DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
  AUTO LAP®
  MANUAL RETURN
  REST TIMERS
  CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
  ACCLIMATIZATION TO HEAT AND ALTITUDE
  VO2 MAX (RUN)
  VO2 MAX (IN TRAIL RUNNING)
  REAL-TIME STAMINA
  THE STATE OF TRAINING	Improved
  TRAINING LOAD
  TRAINING LOAD FOCUS
  TRAINING EFFECT (AEROBIC)
  TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)
  MAIN BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT CATEGORY)
  IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME
  RECOMMENDED DAILY TRAINING SESSIONS	Yes (7 days)
  CUSTOMIZABLE ALERTS
  AUDIO INDICATIONS
  ENDING TIME
  VIRTUAL PARTNER
  VIRTUAL RACER™
  MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES IN AUTOMATIC MODE
  MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES IN MANUAL MODE
  DIRECTIONS BASED ON JOURNEY
  SEGMENTS (IN REAL TIME, GARMIN)
  STRAVA FEATURES (BEACON, REAL-TIME SEGMENTS)
  FUNCTION TO CREATE ROUND-TRIP PATHS (RUN/CYCLE)
  ROUTES WITH POPULAR TRENDLINE™ HIGHWAYS
  TOUCH OR BUTTON LOCK
  QUICK ACCESS BUTTONS
  AUTOMATIC SCREEN CHANGE
  ACTIVITY HISTORY ON THE WATCH
  TRUEUP FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA

  career functions
  AVAILABLE CAREER PROFILES	Running, outdoor track running, treadmill running, indoor track running, trail running, virtual running, ultramarathon
  GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
  RACING DYNAMICS	yes (with compatible accessory)
  OSCILLATION AND VERTICAL RATIO	yes (with compatible accessory)
  GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE	yes (with compatible accessory)
  STRIDE LENGTH (IN REAL TIME)	yes (with compatible accessory)
  CADENCE: OFFERS THE NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE IN REAL TIME
  RUNNINGPOWER	yes (with compatible accessory)
  PERFORMANCE CONDITION
  LACTATE THRESHOLD	yes (with compatible accessory)
  PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
  RACE TRAINING SESSIONS
  AUTOMATIC ASCENT ON TRAIL
  CAREER FORECAST
  RACE FORECAST ACCORDING TO COURSE AND WEATHER
  COMPATIBLE WITH SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR (WITH SENSOR)

  golf features
  WITH 42,000 COURSES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
  DISTANCE IN YARDS AD/C/T (DISTANCE TO FRONT, CENTER AND BACK GREEN)
  DISTANCE IN YARDS TO APPROACH/DOGLEG
  MEASURES THE DISTANCE OF SHOTS (CALCULATES THE EXACT DISTANCE IN YARDS OF SHOTS FROM ANY PART OF THE FIELD)	Automatic
  DIGITAL SCORE CARD
  STATISTICS RECORD (PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS IN REGULATION, FAIRWAYS, AVERAGE DISTANCE)
  GARMIN AUTOSHOT™
  AUTOMATIC COURSEVIEW UPDATES
  GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL POSITIONING OF THE PEN
  OBSTACLES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FIELD
  pinpointer
  HANDICAP SCORING
  TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE
  TRIP TIMER/ODOMETER
  SUITABLE FOR OFFICIAL TOURNAMENTS

  Outdoor entertainment features
  PROFILES FOR OUTDOOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE	Hiking, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, mountain skiing, classic cross-country skiing, cross-country skiing (skate mode), paddle surfing, rowing, kayaking, snowshoeing, maps, navigation, tennis, pickleball, paddle tennis, tracking, projected waypoint
  POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
  REAL-TIME POINT TRAIL
  BACK TO TOP
  TRACBACK®
  ULTRATRAC MODE
  AROUND ME MODE
  LATER
  HEIGHT PROFILE
  DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
  BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR
  CLIMBPRO™ SLOPE PLANNING FUNCTION
  VERTICAL SPEED
  FULL UP/DOWN
  PREDICTIVE HEIGHT GRAPH
  PRE-INSTALLED TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
  PRE-INSTALLED ROAD AND TRAIL MAPS
  COMPATIBLE WITH DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY
  GPS COORDINATES
  SIGHT N' GO
  CALCULATION OF AREAS	yes (via Connect IQ™)
  HUNTING AND FISHING CALENDAR	yes (via Connect IQ™)
  PROJECTED WAYPOINT
  ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION
  XERO ™ LOCATIONS

  cycling functions
  MAPS FOR CYCLING (FOLLOW-UP ON ROADS AND ROADS)
  AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES	Cycling, road biking, mountain biking, gravel biking, cycling to work, cycle touring, electric cycling, electric mountain biking, indoor cycling, cyclocross
  TIME/DISTANCE ALERTS (TRIGGE AN ALARM WHEN YOU REACH THE GOAL)
  PATHS (COMPETITION AGAINST PREVIOUS ACTIVITIES)
  MTB GRIT & FLOW
  LAP ON BIKE AND MAX LAP POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
  COMPETE IN AN ACTIVITY
  FTP (FUNCTIONAL POWER THRESHOLD)	yes (with compatible accessory)
  VECTOR™ COMPATIBLE
  COMPATIBLE WITH POWER METERS (SHOWS POWER DATA FROM THIRD-PARTY ANT™ + SPORT POWER METERS)
  ADVANCED CYCLING DYNAMICS
  VARIA VISION™ COMPATIBLE (HEAD SUPPORTED DISPLAY)
  COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR VIEW RADAR)
  COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS
  SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR BRACKET (WITH SENSOR)

  swimming functions
  AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES	Pool swimming, open water swimming, swimming/running
  OPEN WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/SPEED, CALORIES)
  POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/SPEED, CALORIES)
  STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACK, BREAST, BUTTERFLY)
  EXERCISE RECORD
  BASIC REST TIME (FROM 0)
  REST TIME WITH "REPEAT ON"
  AUTOMATIC REST
  TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS
  PACE ALERTS (FOR POOL SWIMMING ONLY)
  START COUNTDOWN
  SWIM TRAINING
  CRITICAL SWIMMING SPEED
  UNDERWATER WRIST HEART RATE SENSOR
  HEART RATE (REAL TIME DURING REST, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATISTICS DURING REST, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD AFTER SWIMMING ACTIVITY)	Yes (with HRM-Swim™ or HRM-Pro™)

  Child Tracking Features
  TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP	Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)

  
  

  connectivity
  SMART TRAINER CONTROL