Garmin Forerunner 970 Premium Running Smartwatch

For performance-driven runners, there’s Forerunner® 970 — the premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch with our brightest AMOLED display, durable sapphire lens and lightweight titanium bezel. Use the built-in LED flashlight for greater awareness when you head out before the sun’s up or stay out past dark. Understand your overall energy efficiency with running economy, and see how much you are slowing down when your foot hits the ground with step speed loss (HRM 600 monitor required; sold separately).

Running tolerance helps you understand the real impact running has on your body so you can adjust your training to avoid overload and improve. Use multi-band GPS and full-color, built-in maps plus navigation enhancements to stay on track while you train. Forerunner 970 is ready to go as long as you are, with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. If you ever go too far, use the built-in speaker and microphone to make a call from your wrist (when paired with your smartphone).

Key Features

• PREMIUM DESIGN: Our brightest AMOLED touchscreen display with button controls, a lightweight titanium bezel and sapphire lens, plus a built-in LED flashlight for greater awareness in the dark during early morning or late-night runs.
• BATTERY FOR DAYS: Up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 26 hours in GPS mode for a more complete picture of your training and recovery.
• MORNING REPORT: Wake up to your morning report with an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather¹.
• EVENING REPORT: Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and more.
• DYNAMIC ROUND-TRIP ROUTING: Enter how far you want to go, and get suggested routes that will bring you back. If you break off course, your watch will map a new one that hits the same mileage.
• MULTISPORT WORKOUTS: Create custom step-by-step multisport workouts in Garmin Connect, and send them to your watch to be executed seamlessly from sport to sport.
• WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS/POWER: This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time, and more. It also measures running power so you can precisely manage your effort.
• TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES: Automatically record splits with built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns, or you can create your own.
• TRAINING STATUS: Using indicators such as HRV status, recent exercise history and VO2 max, get insight into training effectiveness with training status — and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained.
• ECG APP: ECG app can record your heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation².