Garmin Forerunner 970 - For performance-driven runners

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-colour, built-in maps plus navigation enhancements to stay on track while you train. Forerunner 970 is ready to go when 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

RUNNING ECONOMY (New) Measure your overall energy efficiency while running — including step speed loss, which tells you how much you slow down when your foot hits the ground — when you pair your watch with the HRM 600 monitor (sold separately).	RUNNING TOLERANCE (New) Better understand the impact each run has on your body and get a recommended weekly maximum distance so you can keep training effectively without taking on too much.
FULL-COLOUR MAPPING Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, the Forerunner 970 smartwatch provides full-colour, built-in mapping — now even more dynamic, intuitive and simpler to follow	GARMIN COACH TRAINING PLANS Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans for running, triathlon, cycling or strength. Select plans adapt daily for personalised workouts based on your performance, recovery and health metrics.
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.	BUILT-IN SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE (New) Make and take phone calls from your watch when it’s paired to your smartphone. Plus, control watch functions with voice command — or use your smartphone’s voice assistant to respond to text messages and more.

DYNAMIC ROUND-TRIP ROUTING (New)
Enter how far you want to go and receive suggested routes that will bring you back. If you break off course, your watch will map a new one that hits the same distance.

MULTISPORT WORKOUTS (New)
Create custom step-by-step multisport workouts in Garmin Connect and send them to your watch to be executed seamlessly from sport to sport.

ECG APP (New)
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).

MORNING REPORT
Wake up to your morning report with an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather.

EVENING REPORT (New)
Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and more.

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.

TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect smartphone app or sync from third-party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.

TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES
Automatically record splits with built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swim runs, 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.

SLEEP COACH
Get a sleep score and personalised coaching for how much sleep you need. Track sleep stages and get insights to improve sleep quality.

GARMIN PAY CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Pay on the go with Garmin Pay contactless payments