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Train brilliantly with the Forerunner 265 GPS running smartwatch. Its colorful AMOLED touchscreen display stands out while the training readiness feature — which tells you when you’re primed for a productive session — helps you crush your goals. Wake up to your morning report with HRV status to see health insights alongside an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook1 . Plan your race strategy with the race widget, which enables personalized daily suggested workouts that adapt to performance, recovery, the race you’re running and its course. Get ready to make the most of every run with wrist-based running power and multi-band GPS. And when you want to switch it up with cross training, choose from more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlon, cycling, swimming and more. Get a more complete picture of your health, not just a glimpse, from your Forerunner 265 or Forerunner 265S with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. 1.1” COLORFUL 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 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 WIDGET Get ready for your next race — whether it’s a 10K or marathon — with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance. DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Get 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 READINESS From 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 STATUS Using 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 STATUS Gain 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. PLAN GARMIN COACH Free adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches. RECOVERY TIME Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training. COURSES Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app , or sync from your favorite third party platforms. SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE Understand how your body’s recovery with sleep score, breakdown of your sleep stages and 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 an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon. WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education. PREPARE WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more. WRIST-BASED HEART RATE The watch constantly samples your heart rate to 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 your workouts influence 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 current ability to perform . VO2 MAX See your current fitness level and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more. INTENSITY MINUTES Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes . HEALTH SNAPSHOT Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats , then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider. STRESS TRACKING Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day . PULSE OX SENSOR Track your blood oxygen saturation while 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 265S 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 much power you’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 with participating providers . SMART NOTIFICATIONS Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone ® or Android ™ smartphone . LIVETRACK FEATURE 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 apps to your paired watch. LENS MATERIAL Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 BEZEL MATERIAL fiber-reinforced polymer QUICK RELEASE BANDS yes (18 mm, Industry standard) STRAP MATERIAL silicone PHYSICAL SIZE 41.7 x 41.7 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 115-178 mm TOUCHSCREEN Yes COLOR DISPLAY Yes DISPLAY SIZE 1.1" (28.1 mm) diameter DISPLAY RESOLUTION 360 x 360 pixels DISPLAY TYPE AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode WEIGHT 39 g WATER RATING 5 ATM BATTERY LIFE Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 24 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7.5 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours See Details CHARGING METHOD Garmin proprietary plug charger MEMORY/HISTORY 8 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 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 PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) FITNESS AGE Yes BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR Yes ALL-DAY STRESS Yes RELAXATION REMINDERS Yes RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER Yes SLEEP Yes (advanced) SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS 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 Sensors GPS Yes GLONASS Yes GALILEO Yes MULTI-FREQUENCY POSITIONING Yes SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY Yes GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR Yes BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER Yes COMPASS Yes GYROSCOPE Yes ACCELEROMETER Yes THERMOMETER Yes AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR Yes PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR 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 CALENDAR Yes WEATHER Yes REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE Yes BATTERY SAVER (CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH) Yes CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC Yes PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC Yes MUSIC STORAGE Yes FIND MY PHONE Yes FIND MY WATCH Yes VIRB® REMOTE Yes SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone® and Android™ PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE Yes STOCKS Yes (optional Connect IQ app) GARMIN PAY™ Yes Safety and Tracking Features LIVETRACK Yes SPECTATOR MESSAGING Yes (with compatible smartphone) LIVE EVENT SHARING Android™ Only INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES Yes INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES Yes ASSISTANCE Yes Activity Tracking Features STEP COUNTER Yes MOVE BAR (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 TRAVELED Yes INTENSITY MINUTES Yes TRUEUP™ Yes MOVE IQ™ Yes GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP Yes (optional Connect IQ app) Gym & Fitness Equipment AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING Yes CARDIO WORKOUTS Yes AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga, Breathwork STRENGTH WORKOUTS Yes HIIT WORKOUTS Yes YOGA WORKOUTS Yes PILATES WORKOUTS Yes ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS Yes ON-SCREEN WORKOUT MUSCLE MAPS Yes Training, Planning and Analysis Features HR ZONES Yes HR ALERTS Yes HR CALORIES Yes % HR MAX Yes % HRR Yes RECOVERY TIME Yes AUTO MAX HR Yes MORNING REPORT Yes RACE GLANCE/WIDGET Yes HRV STATUS Yes TRAINING READINESS 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 CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES Yes CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES Yes AUTO PAUSE® Yes INTERVAL TRAINING Yes IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION) Yes ADVANCED WORKOUTS Yes DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS Yes HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE Yes AUTO LAP® Yes MANUAL LAP Yes REST TIMER Yes CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS Yes VO2 MAX (RUN) Yes VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN) Yes TRAINING STATUS Yes (improved) TRAINING LOAD Yes TRAINING LOAD FOCUS Yes TRAINING EFFECT Yes TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) Yes PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) Yes IMPROVED RECOVERY TIME Yes DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS Yes (7 days) CUSTOM ALERTS Yes AUDIO PROMPTS Yes FINISH TIME Yes VIRTUAL PARTNER Yes RACE AN ACTIVITY Yes AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES Yes MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES Yes COURSE GUIDANCE Yes TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK Yes HOT KEYS Yes AUTO SCROLL Yes ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH Yes PHYSIO TRUEUP Yes UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS Yes Running Features AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES Running, Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE Yes RUNNING DYNAMICS Yes VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO Yes GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE Yes (with compatible accessory) STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) Yes CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) Yes RUNNING POWER Yes GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE Yes PERFORMANCE CONDITION Yes LACTATE THRESHOLD Yes (with compatible accessory) PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES Yes RUN WORKOUTS Yes TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB Yes RACE PREDICTOR Yes COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR Yes FOOT POD CAPABLE Yes RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION Yes Outdoor Recreation AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION Yes BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME Yes BACK TO START Yes TRACBACK® Yes ULTRATRAC MODE Yes UP AHEAD Yes ELEVATION PROFILE Yes DISTANCE TO DESTINATION Yes BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT Yes VERTICAL SPEED Yes TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT Yes FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT Yes PROJECTED WAYPOINT Yes SUN AND MOON INFORMATION Yes Cycling Features AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) Yes COURSES Yes BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR) Yes RACE AN ACTIVITY Yes FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) Yes (with compatible accessory) POWER CURVE AND % FTP WORKOUTS Yes COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS) Yes POWER METER COMPATIBLE Yes COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY) Yes COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) Yes COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS Yes SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) Yes Swimming Features AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming 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 (POOL SWIM ONLY) 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) Connectivity SMART TRAINER CONTROL IN THE BOX Forerunner 265S GPS running watch USB-C charging/data cable Documentation
