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Forerunner 265

Forerunner 265

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TRAIN BRILLIANTLY

WITH AN AMOLED DISPLAY

WHAT IF YOUR NEXT RACE WAS THE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME? AND PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS HELPED YOU DO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER DONE? WITH THE FORERUNNER 265 SMARTWATCH, YOU’LL SEE EVERY INSIGHT LIT UP ON A COLORFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY. GET READY TO BE BETTER FOR IT.

Display brightness does not reflect actual user experience.

KNOW WHERE YOU STAND

WITH MORNING REPORT

RUN. RECOVER. REPEAT.

WITH UP TO 13 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE

COMES IN TWO SIZES

TO FIT EVERY WRIST

PLAN YOUR STRATEGY

WITH RACE WIDGET, PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS, TRAINING READINESS SCORE AND MORE

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 sleep1 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.

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 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 recovering 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 rest1.

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 DYNAMICS4

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 activities1.

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 asleep2.

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 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 location3.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

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

LIVETRACK

Friends and family can follow your real-time location3 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.

See your stats, and track your goals in the Garmin Connect™ app.

LEARN MORE

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1 Activity tracking accuracy
2 This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
3 When paired with your compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
4 Wrist-based running dynamics function when pace is faster than 11'06" per km and cadence reach over 122 per minute during running activity.
SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are among the registered trademarks of Spotify AB. Amazon Music and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Apple is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Android is a trademark of Google LLC.

General
Lens Material Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Bezel Material fiber-reinforced polymer
Quick Release bands (22 mm, Industry standard)
Strap material silicone
Physical size 46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 (mm)

Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
Touchscreen  
Color display  
Display Size 1.3" (32.5 mm) diameter
Display resolution 416 x 416 pixels
Display Type AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode
Weight 47 g
Water rating 5 ATM
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
＊Battery life will vary depending upon usage and selected performance mode.
Charging method Garmin proprietary plug charger
Memory/History 8 GB

Clock Features
Time/date  
GPS Time Sync  
Automatic daylight saving time  
Alarm clock  
Timer  
Stopwatch  
Sunrise/sunset times  

Health Monitoring
Wrist-based heart rate (constant, every second)  
Daily resting heart rate  
Abnormal heart rate alerts (high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)  
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
Fitness age  
Body Battery energy monitor  
All-day stress  
Relaxation reminders  
Relaxation breathing timer  
Sleep (advanced)
Sleep score and insights  
Hydration (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
Women's health (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
Health snapshot  

Sensors
GPS  
GLONASS  
Galileo  
Multi-frequency Positioning  
SatIQ Technology  
Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor  
Barometric altimeter  
Compass  
Gyroscope  
Accelerometer  
Thermometer  
Ambient light sensor  
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor  

Daily Smart Features
Connectivity Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
Connect IQ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)  
On-device Connect IQ Store  
Smart Notifications  
Text response/reject phone call with text (Android only)  
Calendar  
Weather  
Realtime settings sync with Garmin Connect mobile  
Battery saver (customizable low power watch)  
Controls smartphone music  
Plays and controls watch music  
Music storage  
Find My Phone  
Find My Watch  
VIRB® Remote  
Smartphone compatibility iPhone® and Android
Pairs with Garmin Connect Mobile  
Stocks (optional Connect IQ app)

Safety and Tracking Features
LiveTrack  
Spectator messaging (with compatible smartphone)
Live Event Sharing Android Only
Incident Detection during select activities  
Incident detection alert on phone for wearables  
Assistance  

Activity Tracking Features
Step counter  
Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)  
Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)  
Calories burned  
Floors climbed  
Distance traveled  
Intensity minutes  
TrueUp  
Move IQ  
Garmin Connect Challenges app (optional Connect IQ app)

Gym & Fitness Equipment
Automatic rep counting  
Cardio workouts  
Available gym activity profiles Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga, Breathwork
Strength workouts  
HIIT workouts  
Yoga workouts  
Pilates workouts  
On-screen workout animations  
On-screen workout muscle maps  

Training, Planning and Analysis Features
HR zones  
HR alerts  
HR calories  
% HR max  
% HRR  
Recovery time  
Auto max HR  
Morning report  
Race glance/widget  
HRV status  
Training readiness  
HR broadcast (broadcasts HR data over ANT+ to paired devices)  
Respiration rate (during exercise) (with compatible accessory)
GPS speed and distance  
Customizable data pages  
Customizable activity profiles  
Auto Pause®  
Interval training  
Improved interval (includes open repeats, intervals data page, rest screen and auto detection)  
Advanced workouts  
Downloadable training plans  
HRM running pace and distance  
Auto Lap®  
Manual lap  
Rest timer  
Configurable lap alerts  
VO2 Max (Run)  
VO2 Max (Trail Run)  
Training status (improved)
Training load  
Training load focus  
Training effect  
Training effect (anaerobic)  
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)  
Improved recovery time  
Daily suggested workouts (7 days)
Custom alerts  
Audio prompts  
Finish time  
Virtual Partner  
Race an Activity  
Auto multisport activities  
Manual multisport activities  
Course guidance  
Touch and/or button lock  
Hot keys  
Auto scroll  
Activity history on watch  
Physio TrueUp  
Unified training status  

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  
Running dynamics  
Vertical oscillation and ratio  
Ground contact time and balance (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time)  
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)  
Running power  
Grade-adjusted pace  
Performance condition  
Lactate threshold (with compatible accessory)
PacePro Pacing Strategies  
Run workouts  
Trail run auto climb  
Race predictor  
Course- and weather-specific race predictor  
Foot pod capable  
Run/Walk/Stand detection  

Outdoor Recreation
Available outdoor recreation profiles Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
Point-to-point navigation (It only show in straight line.)  
Bread crumb trail in real time  
Back to start  
TracBack®  
UltraTrac mode  
Up Ahead  
Elevation profile  
Distance to destination  
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert  
Vertical speed  
Total ascent/descent  
Future elevation plot  
Projected waypoint (It only show in straight line.)  
Sun and moon information  

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)  
Courses  
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)  
Race an activity  
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) (with compatible accessory)
Power curve and % FTP workouts  
Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters)  
Power meter compatible  
Compatible with Varia Vision (head-mounted display)  
Compatible with Varia radar (rear-facing radar)  
Compatible with Varia lights  
Speed and cadence sensor support (w/sensor)  

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

Kid Activity Tracking Features
Toe-to-Toe Challenges app (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)

Connectivity
Smart trainer control  
  • Forerunner 265 GPS running watch
  • USB-C charging/data cable
  • Documentation

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