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Our best and brightest running smartwatches

  • Bright 1.4-inch AMOLED display
  • Up to 26 hours of battery life in GPS mode
  • Premium training and recovery features
  • Built-in maps with SatIQ™ technology and multi-band GPS technology
  • Lightweight titanium frame and durable sapphire glass
  • Built-in LED light

Running efficiency

Measure your overall energy efficiency while running – using running power, stride length, and ground contact time balance that shows how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground – when you pair your watch with the HRM 600 heart rate sensor (sold separately).

Running tolerance

Better understand the impact each run has on your body and receive recommended weekly maximum mileage to continue training effectively without overloading.

Color maps

Whether you run city streets or ride trails covered in lush greenery, the Forerunner 970 smartwatch offers built-in color mapping – now more dynamic, intuitive, and easier to follow.

Adaptive training plans with Garmin Coach

Train for an event, reach a goal, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for running, triathlon, cycling, or strength. Selected plans change daily for personalized workouts based on your performance, recovery, and health data.

Training readiness

From the moment you wake up, receive a readiness score based on sleep quality, recovery, training load, and other data, so you can determine if it’s a good day for hard training or to ease off.

Built-in speaker and microphone

When paired with your smartphone, you can make and receive calls via the watch. Plus, control watch functions with voice commands – or respond to text messages using your smartphone’s voice assistant, and much more.

Planning

Garmin forerunner 970

Morning report

Review customizable data about your sleep, training, heart rate variability status, weather conditions, and many other features as soon as you wake up1.

Evening report

Prepare for tomorrow before going to bed with reminders about needed sleep, tomorrow’s training, weather forecast, and events.

Turn-by-turn directions

Create or find existing routes in the Garmin Connect™ app or sync them from third-party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.

Dynamic round-trip route creation

Enter the distance you want to cover and receive suggested routes that will bring you back. If you leave the route, your watch will map a new path reaching the same distance.

Training status

With indicators like heart rate variability (HRV) status, your recent exercise history, and maximum VO2, get a simple insight into your training effectiveness – and learn if you are training productively, at your peak, or under strain.

Recommended exercises of the day

Access personalized workouts. They change after each run to match your performance and recovery.

During recovery

Find out how long you need to recover before the next hard workout based on your last training session.

Body Battery™ energy monitoring

Track your body’s energy level to find the best time for activity and rest1.

Sleep coach

Receive a sleep score and personalized training for the needed amount of sleep. Track sleep stages and get insights to sleep better and more effectively1.

Nap detection

Automatically track or log your naps and gain insights into the benefits for your body with review and further nap duration recommendations.

Heart rate variability status

Gain deeper insight into your overall health, stress, and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep.

Garmin ECG app

The ECG app2 uses sensors to record electrical signals controlling your heartbeat. It analyzes the recording looking for signs of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Skin temperature

When you wear the watch during sleep, see how your average skin temperature1 changes. These changes can be related to recent activity, sleeping environment, potential illness, and other causes.

Menstrual tracking

Track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy and receive exercise and nutrition advice. With skin temperature tracking while you sleep, get better predictions of menstruation and earlier estimates of ovulation3.

Race prediction

Access an estimate of your pace for 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon if you were to run today.

Predicted race time

This race time prediction shows the race time and pace you can achieve if you continue training well up to the entered race date.

Preparation

Garmin forerunner 970

Wrist running dynamics

This smartwatch measures key running parameters such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and other data.

Stride length loss

Improve your running fitness and understand how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground by pairing your watch with the HRM 600 heart rate sensor (sold separately).

Wrist heart rate measurement

The watch continuously measures your heart rate to track your effort during activities1.

Multisport workouts

Create customized step-by-step multisport workouts in the Garmin Connect app and send them to your watch for seamless switching between different sport types.

Climb score

Measure your uphill running ability and track progress over time based on maximum VO2 and training history.

Endurance score

This feature measures your ability to sustain prolonged efforts to understand how your training affects your overall endurance.

Acute load

Compare recent training load with the optimal range to improve fitness.

Load ratio

Track short-term and medium-term load ratios to keep your training ramp rate within limits that help you stay healthy and avoid setbacks.

Performance condition

While running, analyze your pace and heart rate to assess real-time performance fitness.

Maximum VO2

See your current fitness level and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress, and more.

Stress tracking

Learn if you are experiencing a calm, balanced, or stressful day.

Training effect

Find out how exercise impacts your endurance, speed, and strength.

Health snapshot

Record a two-minute session to log key health stats, then generate a report you can share with your doctor.

Pulse oximeter sensor

Monitor your blood oxygen saturation while awake or asleep4.

Cross-training

Download free HIIT workouts, strength exercises, cardio workouts, yoga, pilates, and mobility exercises to change up how you sweat.

Performance

Garmin forerunner 970

Triathlon and multisport profiles

Automatically record split times with built-in profiles for triathlon, duathlon, combo workouts, and swim/run, or create your own profile.

Wrist running power

See how much power you transfer to the track or road to manage effort and precisely adjust your training.

SATIQ technology and multi-band GPS

Enjoy the benefits of premium positioning and optimized battery life.

PacePro™ pacing strategies

Plan your race day strategy with GPS-guided pacing for your chosen course or distance.

Track running

Your watch will record accurate lap distances in meters on tracks worldwide.

ClimbPro

View data on current and upcoming climbs in real time.

Real-time endurance

Use this data as a guide to achieve your best performance and manage effort.

Upcoming

See relevant stops along your preloaded course at a glance, including aid stations.

Auto Lap® segment measurement

When following a course, your watch will recognize when you pass a mile or kilometer mark on the track and trigger automatic laps there instead of GPS-based miles or kilometers.

Suggested target

If you have a preloaded course for your race, your watch can suggest trimming your data to the finish if you forget to stop the timer.

Built-in sports apps

Take advantage of more than 30 built-in activities, including cycling, open water swimming, strength training, and much more.

Connectivity

Garmin forerunner 970

Music

Download songs and playlists from your Spotify or Deezer accounts to listen to music without your phone.

Safety and tracking

If you feel unsafe or your watch detects an incident, it will send a message with your real-time location5.

Garmin Pay™ contactless payment

Skip checkout lines in stores or at select public transit systems supported by participating providers.

Smart notifications

Receive emails, messages, and alerts on your watch when paired with an iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.

LiveTrack

Friends and family can follow your real-time location5 and view your preplanned routes.

Garmin Connect

View health and fitness information, connect with friends, and much more.

Connect IQ™ Store

Add watch faces, data fields, and apps to your paired watch.

Garmin Share

Sync with friends by sharing saved locations, routes, and workouts with other compatible nearby devices.


1 activity tracking.   
2The ECG app is a class II.a medical device according to the European Union Medical Device Regulation (MDR) (EU) 2017/745. The ECG app can record an ECG similar to a standard single-lead ECG and can detect the presence of atrial fibrillation or normal sinus rhythm. The ECG app is intended exclusively for people over 22 years old. Always follow the instructions for use. The ECG app is not available in all regions and is only available on selected Garmin smartwatches with the latest version of the Garmin Connect smartphone app and watch software. Visit Garmin.com/ECG for availability information and full instructions for use.   
3The menstrual cycle tracking feature should not be used to support conception, contraception, or contraceptive methods. This device is not a medical device and is not intended for diagnostic use or monitoring medical conditions.   
4This device is not a medical device and is not intended for use in diagnosing or monitoring medical conditions; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. The pulse oximeter is not available in all countries.   
5When the watch is paired with a compatible smartphone. For additional details on safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

Specifications:

What You'll Love

Sleep Score and Insights Yes
Battery life (smartwatch mode) Up to 15 days
Built-in mapping Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
Garmin ECG App Yes
LED flashlight Yes
Garmin Pay™ Yes
Multi-band GPS Yes
Music storage Yes
Make calls and send texts via voice Yes (with paired compatible smartphone)
Training Readiness Yes
Training Status Improved
Watch display type AMOLED (optional always-on mode)
Touchscreen Yes
Water rating 5 ATM

General

Strap material Silicone
Lens material Sapphire crystal
 
Bezel material Titanium
QuickFit™ watch band compatible Yes (22 mm)
Physical size 47 x 47 x 12.9 (mm)
Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
Weight 56 g
Built-in speaker/microphone Yes
Display Size 35.3 mm (1.4") diameter
Display Resolution 454 x 454 pixels
Colour display Yes
Large font option Yes
Battery type Lithium ion
Battery life Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days
GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 26 hours
SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 23 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 21 hours
GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 14 hours
SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 13 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 12 hours
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Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/history 32 GB

Clock features

Time/date Yes
GPS time sync Yes
Automatic daylight saving time Yes
Alarm clock Yes
Timer Yes
Stopwatch Yes
Sunrise/sunset times Yes

Health & Wellness Monitoring

Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second) Yes
Daily Resting Heart Rate Yes
Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts Yes (high and low)
Respiration Rate (24x7) Yes
Fitness Age Yes
Body Battery™ Energy Monitor Yes
All-day Stress Yes
Relaxation reminders Yes
Relaxation Breathing Timer Yes
Meditation Yes
Breathwork Yes
Sleep Yes (Advanced)
Sleep coach Yes
Nap detection  Yes
Hydration Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women's Health Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health Snapshot Yes
Skin temperature Yes
JET LAG ADVISER Yes

Sensors

GPS Yes
GLONASS Yes
Galileo Yes
QZSS Yes
BeiDou Yes
SatIQ™ Technology Yes
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor Yes
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor Yes
Barometric altimeter Yes
Compass Yes
Gyroscope Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Thermometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes

Daily smart features

Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps) Yes
On-device Connect IQ™ Store Yes
Smart Notifications Yes
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only) Yes
View images from notifications on watch (Android™ only) Yes
Morning report Yes
Evening report Yes
Calendar Yes
Weather forecasts Yes
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect™ mobile Yes
Battery Saver - customisable low power watch Yes
Controls smartphone music Yes
Plays and controls watch music Yes
Find my phone Yes
Find my watch Yes
Find My Phone during GPS activity Yes
Compatible with Garmin Messenger app Yes
Smart trainer control Yes
Compatible with Garmin Connect™ Mobile Yes
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Stocks Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
BLUETOOTH phone calling and voice assistant support Yes
Voice command Yes
Red shift mode Yes
Garmin Share Yes
Passcode Yes

Workout and Training Plans

Daily Suggested Workout - Running Yes
Daily Suggested Workout - Cycling Yes
Garmin Running Coach Yes
Garmin Running Coach Experts Yes
Garmin Cycling Coach Yes
Garmin Coach - Prebuilt Cycling Plans Yes
Garmin Coach - Strength Yes
Garmin Triathlon Coach Yes
Multisport workouts Yes
Cardio workouts Yes
Strength workouts Yes
HIIT workouts Yes
Yoga workouts Yes
Pilates workouts Yes
On-screen workout animations Yes
On-Screen Workout Muscle Map Yes

Activity profiles

Gym Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor rowing, Jump Roping
Multisport Triathlon, Duathlon, Brick, Pool triathlon, Swimming/Running
WELLNESS Walking, Pilates, Yoga, Indoor Walking, Mobility
INDOOR RUNNING Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual running
Outdoor running Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running, Obstacle Racing
Outdoor recreation Hiking, Mountaineering, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Hunting, Horseback Riding, Golfing, Disc Golf, Archery
Cycling Biking, Road biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel biking, Bike commuting, Bike touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross, BMX
Swim Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
On the water Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Fishing, Boating, Sailing, Sail Racing, Snorkeling, Sailing Expedition
Motor sports Motorcycling, Overlanding, Motorcrossing, ATVing, Snowmobiling
Racket sports Tennis, Pickleball, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis, Padel, Platform Tennis, Racquetball
Snow & Winter Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Ice Skating, Snowshoeing
Sport profiles Basketball, Volleyball, Field Hockey, Ice Hockey, Football, American Football, Lacrosse, Rugby, Ultimate Disc, Cricket, Softball, Baseball
In the ring Boxing, Mixed martial arts
Other activity profiles Inline Skating

Safety and tracking features

Incident Detection during select activities Yes
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables Yes
Assistance Yes
LiveTrack Yes
Spectator messaging Yes (with compatible smartphone)
Group LiveTrack Yes
Live Event Sharing Android™ Only

Activity tracking features

Step counter Yes
Move alerts (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it) Yes
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal) Yes
Calories Burned Yes
Floors climbed Yes
Distance travelled Yes
Intensity minutes Yes
TrueUp™ Yes
Move IQ™ Yes
Garmin Connect™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ app)
Automatic rep counting Yes

Training, planning and analysis features

Customisable screen(s) Yes
Downloadable training plans Yes
Course guidance Yes
HR Zones Yes
HR Alerts Yes
HR Calories Yes
% HR Max Yes
% HRR Yes
Recovery Time Yes
Auto Max HR Yes
Race glance/widget Yes
HRV Status Yes
HR Broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+® to paired devices) Yes
Respiration Rate (During Exercise) Yes (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance Yes
Customisable activity profiles Yes
Auto Pause® automatic timer halt Yes
Interval training Yes
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection) Yes
Advanced workouts Yes
Power Modes - customisable in-activity battery settings Yes
HRM running pace and distance Yes
Auto Lap® Yes
Manual lap Yes
Rest timer Yes
Configurable lap alerts Yes
Heat and Altitude Acclimation Yes
VO2 Max (Run) Yes
VO2 Max (Trail Run) Yes
Realtime Stamina Yes
ENDURANCE SCORE Yes
Load ratio Yes
Training Load Yes
Training load focus Yes
Training Effect Yes
Training Effect (Anaerobic) Yes
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels) Yes
Improved Recovery Time Yes
Customisable alerts Yes
Voice alerts Yes
Multisport auto transition Yes
Finish time Yes
Virtual partner Yes
Race an activity Yes
Auto multisport activities Yes
Multi-sport Yes
Garmin Live Segments Yes
Strava Live Segments Yes
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling) Yes
Trendline™ Popularity Routing Yes
Touch and/or button lock Yes
Shortcuts Yes
Auto scroll Yes
Activity history on watch Yes
Physio TrueUp Yes
Unified Training Status Yes

Running features

GPS-based distance, time and pace Yes
Running dynamics Yes
Step speed loss Yes (with compatible accessory)
Vertical oscillation and ratio Yes
Ground contact time and balance Yes (GCT balance with accessory)
Stride length (real time) Yes
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute) Yes
Running tolerance Yes
Running economy Yes (with compatible accessory)
Running power Yes
Grade-adjusted pace Yes
Performance condition Yes
Lactate threshold Yes
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies Yes
Run workouts Yes
HILL SCORE Yes
Trail run auto climb Yes
Race predictor Yes
Course- and weather-specific race predictor Yes
Projected race time Yes
Foot pod capable Yes
Run/Walk/Stand detection Yes

Golfing features

Preloaded with 43,000 courses worldwide Yes
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green) Yes
Yardage to layups/doglegs Yes
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) Automatic
Digital scorecard Yes
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit) Yes
Garmin AutoShot™ Yes
Auto CourseView updates Yes
Green View with manual pin position Yes
Hazards and course targets Yes
PinPointer Yes
Handicap scoring Yes
Round timer/odometer Yes
Automatic club tracking compatible (requires accessory) Yes
Pairs with Garmin Golf app Yes
Tournament legal Yes

Outdoor recreation

Point-to-point navigation Yes
Breadcrumb trail in real time Yes
Back to start Yes
TracBack® Yes
UltraTrac mode Yes
Explore Nearby Yes
Up Ahead Yes
NextFork™ navigation Yes
Elevation profile Yes
Distance to destination Yes
Barometric trend indicator with storm alert Yes
ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner Yes
Vertical speed Yes
Total ascent/descent Yes
Rest Timer (Ultra Run only) Yes
Auto Rest Yes
Future elevation plot Yes
Preloaded road and trail maps Yes
Preloaded ski resort maps Yes
Downloadable cartography support Yes
GPS coordinates Yes
Sight 'N Go Yes
Area calculation Yes (via Connect IQ™)
Fish forecast Yes (via Connect IQ™)
Projected waypoint Yes
Sun and moon information Yes
Expedition GPS Activity Yes

Cycling features

Courses Yes
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor) Yes
Race an activity Yes
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories) Yes
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Yes (with compatible accessory)
Power curve and % FTP workouts Yes
Garmin cycle map (routable cycling-specific street map) Yes
MTB Grit & Flow Yes
Advanced cycling dynamics Yes
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters) Yes
Compatible with Varia Vision™ (head-mounted display) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ radar (rear-facing radar) Yes
Compatible with Varia™ lights Yes
Compatible with Varia headlight camera Yes
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor) Yes
Power meter compatible Yes
Power guide Yes

Swimming features

Open-water swim metrics (distance, pace, stroke count/rate, stroke distance, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Pool swim metrics (lengths, distance, pace, stroke count, swim efficiency (SWOLF), calories) Yes
Stroke type detection (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) (pool swim only) Yes
Drill logging (pool swim only) Yes
Basic rest timer (up from 0) (pool swim only) Yes
"Repeat on" rest timer (pool swim only) Yes
Auto rest (pool swim only) Yes
Time and distance alerts Yes
Pacing alerts (pool swim only) Yes
Countdown start Yes
Pool swim workouts Yes
Critical swim speed Yes
Underwater wrist-based heart rate Yes
Heart rate from external HRM (real-time during rests, interval and session stats during rests, and automatic heart rate download post-swim) Yes (with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

Kid activity tracking features

Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app Yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)

In the box:

  • Forerunner 970 GPS running watch
  • Charging cable
  • Documentation

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