Forerunner 970

Performance-driven runners, meet Garmin Forerunner 970. This premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch features a bright touch screen. It also has a built-in LED flashlight, microphone and speaker.

• 30+ built-in activity profiles include running, triathlon, track run, cycling, open-water swimming and more
  
• Features the brightest AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) touch-screen display yet from Garmin, button controls, lightweight titanium bezel and sapphire lens
  
• Use the built-in LED flashlight for greater awareness when you head out before the sun's up or stay out past dark
  
• Built-in microphone and speaker let you make and take phone calls from your wrist when your watch is paired to your smartphone
  
• You can even use your smartphone's voice assistant to respond to text messages and more
  
• Running economy measures your energy efficiency while running—using long-term running volume, stride length and step speed loss (HRM 600 monitor required; not included)
  
• Step speed loss lets you see how much you're slowing down when your foot hits the ground (HRM 600 monitor required; not included)
  
• Running tolerance helps you understand the real impact running has on your body so you can adjust your training to avoid overload and improve
  
• Train for an event, achieve a milestone or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans
  
• These running and triathlon plans are personalized to you and adapt based on your performance and recovery
  
• With multiband GPS, you'll get superior positioning accuracy in challenging environments
  
• Confidently run any route with full-color, built-in maps, plus navigation enhancements to stay on track while you train
  
• With dynamic round-trip routing, you can break off the path, and your watch will develop a new route that will get you the same mileage
  
• Get wrist-based running dynamics, including cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more
  
• Wrist-based running power gives you a continuous measurement of how much power you're applying to the ground
  
• Multisport auto-transition detects sport changes between swim, bike and run in multisport activities so you can focus and let your watch take care of recording splits
  
• From the moment you wake up, get a training readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to decide whether it's a good day to go hard
  
• Training readiness score data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked
  
• ECG app can record your heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation (not available in all countries; for people 22 years or older)
  
• Using indicators such as HRV status, recent exercise history and VO2 max, get insight into training effectiveness with training status
  
• Training status helps you know whether you're training productively, peaking or strained (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  
• Get personalized daily suggested workouts adapted to match performance and recovery
  
• Morning report also provides HRV status, training readiness and weather (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
  
• Before you go to bed, you'll get an evening report with a reminder of sleep needs, tomorrow's workout, weather and events
  
• Incident Detection and Assistance can send a message with your live location to emergency contacts (during select activities; requires pairing with compatible smartphone)
  
• Incident Detection and Assistance require setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
  
• Listen on the go with downloaded songs and playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (subscription required); pair with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening
  
• Pay on the go with Garmin Pay
  
• Strap material: silicone
  
• Lens Material: Sapphire Crystal
  
• Bezel Material: titanium
  
• Weight: 56 g
  
• Display Size: 1.4" (35.3 mm) diameter
  
• Display resolution: 454 x 454 pixels
  
• 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
  
• Battery type: Lithium ion
  
• Average battery life: Smartwatch: up to 15 days, GPS-only GNSS mode: up to 26 hrs, SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: up to 23 hrs, All-systems GNSS mode + multi-band: up to 21 hrs, GPS-only GNSS mode with music: up to 14 hrs, SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: up to 13 hrs, All-systems GNSS mode + multi-band with music: up to 12 hrs
  
• Memory/History: 32 G
  
• Water rating: 5 ATM
• In the box: Forerunner 970 GPS running watch, Charging cable, Documentation