TRAIN BRILLIANTLYWITH OUR BRIGHTEST RUNNING SMARTWATCH EVER
What if your next race was the performance of a lifetime? And personalised daily suggested workouts helped you do something you’ve never done? With the forerunner® 265s running smartwatch, you’ll see every insight lit up on a bright and colourful amoled touchscreen display. Get ready to be better for it.
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS DOES NOT REFLECT ACTUAL USER EXPERIENCE
KNOW WHERE YOU STANDWITH MORNING REPORT
RUN. RECOVER. REPEAT.WITH UP TO 15 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
COMES IN TWO SIZESTO FIT EVERY WRIST
PLAN YOUR STRATEGYWITH RACE WIDGET, PERSONALISED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS, TRAINING READINESS SCORE AND MORE
- 1.1″ BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
- UP TO 24 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

MORNING REPORTReceive an overview of your sleep1 and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customise your report to show you what you want to see.
RACE WIDGETGet ready for your next race — whether it’s a 10K or marathon — with training tips, personalised daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTSGet workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery and take into account the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ calendar.
TRAINING READINESSFrom 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.
TRAINING STATUSUsing 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.
HRV STATUSGain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability, while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.
LIGHT, BRIGHT AND MADE FOR ANY DISTANCE
PLAN
GARMIN COACHFree adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.
RECOVERY TIMEKnow how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.
COURSESCreate or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, or sync from your favourite third party platforms.
SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCOREUnderstand how your body’s recovering with sleep score, breakdown of your sleep stages and detailed insights for improved sleep quality.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORINGTrack your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest.
RACE PREDICTORGet an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKINGTrack and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.
PREPARE
WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICSThis smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATEThe watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities.
ACUTE LOADCompare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.
TRAINING EFFECTSee how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power.
PERFORMANCE CONDITIONWhile you run, get an analysis of your pace and heart rate for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
VO2 MAXSee your current fitness level and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
INTENSITY MINUTESTrack your moderate and vigorous activity minutes.
HEALTH SNAPSHOTLog a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
STRESS TRACKINGFind out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
PULSE OX SENSORTrack your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep.
AUDIO PROMPTSGet alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts.
CROSS TRAININGForerunner 265S 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 POWERSee 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 GPSGet superior positioning accuracy and optimised battery life.
PACEPRO™ FEATUREPlan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPSTap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
TRACK RUNNINGRecord accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters.
TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILESSwitch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles, or you can create your own.
CONNECT
MUSICDownload songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening.
SAFETY AND TRACKINGIf you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location.
GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTSBreeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
SMART NOTIFICATIONSReceive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
LIVETRACKFriends and family can follow your real-time location and view preplanned courses.
GARMIN CONNECT APPSee your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.
CONNECT IQ™ STOREAdd watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.