DESIGNED FOR THE DRIVEN
We made this watch for you — the up-at-dawn runners and the conditioned-for-pain triathletes. While you chase your next victory, make sure you’ve got the right tool for the job.
You can’t run without the right rhythm. Sync your favorite music to your watch.
Outlast your longest race with up to 10 hours of battery life in GPS mode with music.
You want numbers, we got numbers. Measure more performance metrics than ever.
No cash? It’s cool. Use Garmin Pay™ contactless payments1.
All the directions, none of the paper. Full-color onboard maps guide you on your run.
Have no fear. Safety and tracking features2 help you feel secure while you run.
EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE
Get up to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode and 10 hours in GPS mode with music. Use UltraTrac™ mode to make sure you’ve got enough juice to outlast your longest race.
ELITE RUNNING WATCH DESIGN
When every bit of weight makes a difference, fight for the finish line with a lightweight smartwatch that doesn’t bulk up your wrist.
MARATHON-READY MATERIALS
Forerunner 945 is miles ahead of the competition with a high-performance silicone band and an ultra-durable Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX lens.
GARMIN COACH
These adaptive training plans feature guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to you and your goals. Workouts sync right to your watch.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for cycling, pool and open-water swimming, track running, elliptical, stair-stepper and more.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Get heart rate data3 along with alerts if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities, even underwater.
MULTI-GNSS
Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.
RUNNING DYNAMICS
When used with a compatible accessory4, Forerunner 945 measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance and more.
VO2 MAX
Train smarter with VO2 max, an indicator of how you can expect to perform. This metric even accounts for changes in performance that could be caused by heat or altitude.
PERFORMANCE CONDITION
While you run, analyze pace, heart rate and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
TRAINING STATUS
This metric evaluates your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you’re training productively, peaking or overreaching.
TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence the development of endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
TRAINING LOAD
This stat measures your exercise volume from the last 7 days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history.
DAILY WORKOUT SUGGESTIONS
For training guidance that takes you and your fitness level into account, get daily run and ride recommendations based on your current training load and training status.
RECOVERY TIME
After each workout, the built-in recovery time advisor lets you know how long to rest before another big effort. It even accounts for all-day stress, sleep and daily activity outside of workouts.
INTENSITY MINUTES
With improvements based on guidance from the CDC and WHO, now you can understand when you earned daily intensity minutes and during what activity.
FULL-COLOR MAPPING
Whether you’re running the city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 945 provides built-in mapping to help keep you on track.
CLIMBPRO FEATURE
Use ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded courses to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.
TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION
Follow a route or course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.
ROUND-TRIP ROUTING
Enter a distance you want to travel, and get suggested routes that will bring you back to your starting point. Trendline™ popularity routing helps you find the best local paths.
PULSE OX SENSOR
This wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor5 monitors blood oxygen saturation levels to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest.
SLEEP SCORE AND ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING
Get a score for your sleep’s quality and insights on how you can do better. Even keep track of the different sleep stages as well as heart rate, stress, Pulse Ox5 and respiration.
WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Use the Garmin Connect app to track your menstrual cycle or pregnancy. Log symptoms, get exercise and nutrition education, and more. Even get details on your wrist with the Menstrual Cycle Tracking widget and Pregnancy Tracking app.
MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST
Download up to 500 songs plus playlists from your Spotify®, Deezer or Amazon music accounts (subscription may be required).
GARMIN PAY PAYMENT SOLUTION
Breeze through checkout lines and select transit systems with the Garmin Pay contactless payment solution through participating providers.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch, when paired with a compatible smartphone
LIVETRACK FEATURE
Use LiveTrack to let friends and family follow your real-time location6 and even view your entire preplanned course. Rest assured that your loved ones know exactly where you’re running or riding.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES
If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, assistance and incident detection features2 send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
SMART TRAINER CONTROL
Control your Tacx® Smart trainer via ANT+® technology for course simulation, automatic resistance changes and workout prompts when you use courses or workouts from your watch.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store.
SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT™
Upload your activities to the Garmin Connect app to interact with a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete — and even share their triumphs via social media.
General
LENS MATERIAL Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX
BEZEL MATERIAL fiber-reinforced polymer
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE yes (22 mm compatible)
STRAP MATERIAL silicone
PHYSICAL SIZE
47 x 47 x 13.7 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-220 mm
COLOR DISPLAY YES
DISPLAY SIZE 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION 240 x 240 pixels
DISPLAY TYPE sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
WEIGHT 50 g
BATTERY LIFE
Smartwatch Mode: Up to 2 weeks
GPS mode with music: Up to 10 hours
GPS mode without music: Up to 36 hours
WATER RATING 5 ATM
MEMORY/HISTORY 200 hours of activity data