Skip to product information
1.3” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY UP TO 20 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE IN GPS MODE ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS SATIQ ™ AND MULTI-BAND GPS TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST WHAT YOU'LL LOVE MORNING REPORT Receive an overview of your sleep 1 and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customize your report to show you what you want to see. RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS Get ready for your next race, including marathons, with training tips, personalized 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 Getworkouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery and take into account the races coming up in yourGarmin Connect ™ calendar. TRAINING READINESS From the moment you wake up, get areadiness scorebased 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. TRAINING STATUS Usingindicatorssuch 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. HRV STATUS Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery throughheart rate variabilitywhile you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics ™ team. LIGHT, BRIGHT AND MADE FOR ANY DISTANCE PLAN GARMIN COACH Free adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches. RECOVERY TIME Know how long you need torecoverbefore your next high-effort workout based on your latest training. COURSES Create or find existing courses in theGarmin Connect app, or sync from your favorite third party platforms. SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE Understand how your body’s recovering with sleep score, breakdown of yoursleep stagesand detailed insights for improved sleep quality. BODY BATTERY ™ ENERGY MONITORING Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest 1 . RACE PREDICTOR Get anestimate of what your pace could befor a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon. WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING Track and log yourmenstrual cycleorpregnancyto get exercise and nutrition education. PREPARE WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS This smartwatch measures crucialrunning metricssuch as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more. WRIST-BASED HEART RATE The watch constantly samples yourheart rateto help you gauge how hard you work during activities 1 . ACUTE LOAD Compare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness. TRAINING EFFECT See how yourworkoutsinfluence 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 currentability to perform. VO2 MAX See yourcurrent fitness leveland track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more. INTENSITY MINUTES Track your moderate and vigorousactivity minutes. HEALTH SNAPSHOT Log a 2-minute session torecord key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider. STRESS TRACKING Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced orstressful day. PULSE OX SENSOR Track yourblood oxygen saturationwhile you’re awake or asleep 2 . AUDIO PROMPTS Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts. CROSS TRAINING Forerunner 265 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 muchpoweryou’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 optimized battery life. PACEPRO ™ FEATURE 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. TRACK RUNNING Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters. TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES Switch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles, or you can create your own. 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 watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location 3 . GARMIN PAY ™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems withparticipating providers. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with youriPhone ® or Android ™ smartphone. LIVETRACK Friends and family can follow your real-time location 3 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 appsto your paired watch. IN THE BOX: Forerunner® 265 Running Watch Charging/data cable Documentation GENERAL Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 13 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours // SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 16 hours // All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 14 hours // GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours // SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours // All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours Bezel material: Fiber-reinforced polymer CHARGING METHOD Garmin proprietary plug charger Colour display YES Display resolution 416 x 416 pixels Display size 1.3" (33 mm) diameter Display type AMOLED; optional always-on mode Lens material: Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Memory/history 8 GB Physical size 46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 (mm) // Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm Quick Release Bands Yes (22 mm, Industry standard) Strap material: Silicone Touchscreen Yes Water rating 5 ATM Weight , 46 g Clock Features Alarm clock YES Automatic daylight saving time YES GPS Time Sync YES Stopwatch YES Sunrise/sunset times YES Time/date YES Timer YES Health Monitoring Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts Yes (high and low) All-Day Stress Tracking YES Body Battery Energy Monitor YES Daily Resting Heart Rate Yes Fitness Age Yes Health Snapshot Yes Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in Relaxation Breathing Timer Yes Relaxation Reminders Yes Respiration Rate (24x7) Yes Sleep Yes (Advanced) SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS Yes WOMEN'S HEALTH Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) Wrist-Based Heart Rate (Constant, every second) Yes Sensors Accelerometer YES Ambient light sensor Yes Barometric altimeter Yes Compass YES Galileo YES Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor YES GLONASS Yes GPS Yes Gyroscope Yes MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING Yes PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR Yes SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY Yes Thermometer Yes Daily Smart Features Battery Saver - customizable low power watch Yes Calendar YES Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile YES Connect IQ™ YES, Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+® Controls smartphone music YES Find my Phone feature YES Find My Watch feature YES Garmin Pay™ Yes Music Storage Yes ON-DEVICE CONNECT IQ™ STORE Yes Plays and controls watch music Yes REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE Yes Smart notifications Yes Smartphone compatibility iPhone® and Android™ STOCKS Yes (optional Connect IQ app) Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) YES VIRB® Camera Remote YES Weather YES Safety and tracking features Assistance Yes (Smartphone required) incident detection alert on phone for wearables Yes Incident Detection during select activities Yes (Smartphone required) Live Event Sharing Android™ Only LiveTrack YES SPECTATOR MESSAGING Yes (with a compatible smartphone) Activity Tracking Features Calories burned Yes Distance traveled YES Floors climbed Yes GARMIN CONNECT CHALLENGES APP Yes (optional Connect IQ app) Intensity minutes YES Move IQ™ YES TrueUp™ YES Step counter Yes Auto goal Yes, (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Move bar Yes, (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Sleep monitoring Yes, (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep) Fitness Equipment/Gym Automatic rep counting YES Available gym activity profiles Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga, Breathwork Cardio workouts YES HIT WORKOUTS Yes On-Screen Workout Animations Yes on-screen workout muscle maps Yes Pilates Workouts Yes Strength workouts YES Yoga Workouts Yes Heart Rate Features % HR max YES % HRR YES Auto max HR YES HR alerts YES HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+™ to paired devices) YES HR calories YES HR zones Yes Recovery time YES Training, Planning and Analysis Features Activity history on watch YES Advanced workouts YES Audio prompts YES Auto Lap® Yes Auto multisport activities Yes Auto Pause® Yes Auto scroll YES Configurable lap alerts YES Course guidance YES Customisable activity profiles YES Customisable alerts YES Customisable screen(s) YES DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Yes (7 days) Downloadable training plans YES Finish time YES GPS speed and distance YES Hot keys Yes HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE Yes HRV STATUS Yes IMPROVED INTERVAL Yes, (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN, AND AUTO DETECTION)AUTO LAP® IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME Yes Interval training YES Manual lap YES MORNING REPORT Yes Multi-sport Yes Physio TrueUp YES PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) Yes Race an Activity YES RACE GLANCE/WIDGET Yes RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) Yes REST TIMER Yes Touch and/or button lock YES Training Effect (aerobic) YES Training Effect (anaerobic) YES Training Load YES, Training load focus Yes TRAINING READINESS Yes Training Status Improved UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS Yes Virtual Partner YES VO2 MAX (RUN) YES VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) Yes Running Features Available run profiles Running, Treadmill running, Indoor track running, Trail running Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) YES COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR Yes Foot pod capable YES GPS-based distance, time and pace YES Ground contact time and balance Yes (with compatible accessory) (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry) Lactate threshold Yes (with compatible accessory) PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes Performance condition YES, (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level) Personal records Yes Race predictor YES Recovery advisor Yes Run workouts YES Running Dynamics Yes (with compatible accessory) RUNNING POWER Yes (with compatible accessory) Stride length (real time) Yes (with compatible accessory) TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB Yes V02 max estimate Yes Vertical oscillation and ratio Yes (with compatible accessory), (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) Outdoor Recreation Features Available outdoor recreation profiles Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing Back to start YES Barometric trend indicator Yes, WITH STORM ALERT Bread crumb trail in real time YES Distance to destination YES Elevation profile Yes Future elevation plot Yes GPS coordinates YES Point-to-point navigation YES Projected waypoint Yes Sun and moon information Yes Total ascent/descent Yes TracBack® YES UltraTrac™ mode YES UP AHEAD Yes Vertical speed Yes Cycling Features ALERTS Yes, (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE, OR CALORIES) Available cycling profiles Biking, Indoor biking Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) YES Compatible with Varia™ lights YES Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) YES Compatible with Vector Yes, AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS) Courses YES FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Yes (with compatible accessory) Power meter compatible Yes Race an activity YES Speed and cadence sensor support (with sensor) YES Time/distance alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goal) YES Swimming Features "REPEAT ON" REST TIMER Yes, (POOL SWIM ONLY) AUTO REST Yes, (POOL SWIM ONLY) Available swim profiles Pool swimming Basic rest timer (up from 0) Yes, (POOL SWIM ONLY) Countdown start Yes Critical swim speed Yes Drill logging YES, (POOL SWIM ONLY) Heart rate from external HRM Yes, (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM) Open-water swim metrics Yes, (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) Pacing Alerts (pool swim only) Yes Pool swim workouts YES STROKE TYPE DETECTION YES, (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) Swim efficiency (SWOLF) YES TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS Yes Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes Pool swim metrics YES, (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count/rate, calories) Kid activity tracking features Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app) Connectivity SMART TRAINER CONTROL Yes
Garmin Forerunner® 265
$569.43
Sale price
$569.43
Regular price