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Forerunner® 955

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LEAD THE PACK

Pushing toward the podium? Get this lightweight smartwatch on your wrist. Train your best, perform your best, and put yourself in the running at your next race.

Get up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training.

Swipe through stats and maps with a new, responsive touchscreen.

Plan your strategy with daily suggested workouts, course details and more on the race widget.

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Know when you’re primed for a productive session with training readiness.

Know if you’re undertraining or overdoing it, with an improved training status feature.

In the Box:

Forerunner 955 multisport watch
Charging/data cable
Documentation

EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE

Get up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. In GPS mode, get up to 42 hours. And in UltraTrac^™ mode, go even longer with up to 80 hours.

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TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen.

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TAILORED TO THE DEDICATED

Clocking in at just 52 grams, the Forerunner 955 smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body.

Made for medals.

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.

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather. You can even customize your report to show what you want to see.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics^™ team.

RACE WIDGET

Get ready for your next race with training tips, daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect^™ smartphone app calendar.

GARMIN COACH

Free adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K, and half-marathon programs, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.

RUNNING POWER

Get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you’re applying to the road as you run when using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro^™ monitor.

REAL-TIME STAMINA

Use this data to track and manage your exertion — and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike ride.

RUNNING DYNAMICS

When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor, the Forerunner 955 watch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, and more.

TRAINING STATUS

Using new 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.

ACUTE LOAD

Compare the intensity of your recent workouts to the optimal range to improve your fitness and training history.

TRAINING EFFECT

See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.

PACEPRO™ FEATURE

The PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.

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, get an analysis of your pace, heart rate and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.

SYNC TRAINING PLANS

Get your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin Connect^TM app, or sync seamlessly to your Forerunner smartwatch from other platforms, including TrainingPeaks^® and more.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Switch up your workouts with activity profiles for cycling, triathlon, pool and open-water swimming, track running and more. For races and brick workouts, switch sports with a single button press.

VISUAL RACE PREDICTOR

Based on your running history and overall fitness level, get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K — or even a marathon. Plus, trend data highlights your training’s impact over time.

Go the distance.
Know the
distance.

MULTI-BAND SUPPORT

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or typically don’t penetrate — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments.

FULL-COLOR MAPPING

Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track.

TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION

Follow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.

CLIMBPRO FEATURE

Use the ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded courses to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.

UP AHEAD

Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course. In addition, view performance metrics, split times and distance/elevation — plus a summary of key course points coming up.

SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, Assistance and incident detection features³ send messages with your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.

COURSES

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, so you’ll never run out of places to run. Or plan one on other platforms such as Strava and Komoot, then automatically sync them to your Forerunner.

Be in touch with
your body.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

The watch constantly samples your heart rate⁴ with our latest-generation heart rate sensor and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you’re at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities — even while swimming.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest⁴.

IMPROVED SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE

Understand how your body is recovering — and get ready for training — with our improved sleep monitoring feature. After waking up, you’ll receive a sleep score, as well as breakdown of your sleep stages, Pulse Ox⁵ and respiration, alongside detailed insights for improved sleep quality.

PULSE OX SENSOR

This wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor⁵ monitors blood oxygen saturation levels to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.

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 see and log details on your wrist with the Women’s Health Tracking app.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURE

Log a 2-minute session to record key stats, including heart rate⁴, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox⁵, respiration and stress. Then generate a report with those stats to share via the Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone.

Stay connected
while you’re
breaking records.

MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST

Download up to 2,000 songs plus playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon music accounts (subscription may be required).

GARMIN PAY CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Breeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments⁶ through participating providers.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your Apple® or Android™ smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone.

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.

GARMIN CONNECT APP

See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more — all in one free, zero-subscription app.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE

Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps or widgets from the Connect IQ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone..

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

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Run with the best. Follow us on the @GarminRunning Instagram® channel.

Customize your Garmin device using the Connect IQ Store

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QuickFit® accessory bands let you match your style with no tools required.

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¹Assumes all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions

²Assumes continuous use for entire period in 50,000 lux conditions

³When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.

⁴Activity tracking accuracy

⁵This 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.

⁶View current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information

TrainingPeaks is a registered trademark of Peaksware, LLC. 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 DX
Bezel Material

fiber-reinforced polymer
QuickFit™ watch band compatible

yes (22 mm compatible)
Strap material

silicone
Physical size

46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 (mm)

Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-220 mm
Touchscreen
Color display
Display Size 1.3" (33 mm) diameter
Display resolution 260 x 260 pixels
Display Type sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Weight

52 g
Battery life

Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days
GPS-only mode without music: Up to 42 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band with music: Up to 8.5 hours
All Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band without music: Up to 20 hours
GPS-only mode without music: Up to 42 hours
Ultratrac mode: Up to 80 hours
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Water rating 5 ATM
Memory/History 32 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 yes (high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)
Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation yes (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 yes (advanced)
Sleep score and insights
Hydration yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Women's Health yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Health snapshot
SENSORS

GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
Multi-frequency Positioning
Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate monitor
Barometric altimeter
Compass
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Thermometer
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 Up to 2000 songs
Find My Phone
Find My Watch
VIRB® Remote
Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
Pairs with Garmin Golf app
Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
Garmin Pay™
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

LiveTrack
Spectator messaging yes (with compatible smartphone)
Group LiveTrack
Live Event Sharing Android™ Only
Incident Detection during select activities
Assistance
Tactical Features

Dual grid coordinates
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 yes (optional Connect IQ app)
GYM & FITNESS EQUIPMENT

Available gym activity profiles Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga
Cardio workouts
Strength workouts
HIIT workouts
Yoga workouts
Pilates workouts
On-screen workout animations
On-screen workout muscle maps
Automatic rep counting
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) yes (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
Auto Lap®
Manual lap
Rest timer
Configurable lap alerts
Heat and altitude acclimation
VO2 Max (Run)
VO2 Max (Trail Run)
Realtime stamina
Training Status improved
Training Load
Training load focus
Training Effect
Training Effect (anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Improved recovery time
Daily suggested workouts yes (7 days)
Custom alerts
Audio prompts
Finish time
Virtual Partner
Race an Activity
Auto multisport activities
Manual multisport activities
Course guidance
Garmin Live Segments
Strava Live Segments
Round-trip course creator (running/cycling)
Trendline™ Popularity Routing
Touch and/or button lock
Hot keys
Auto scroll
Activity history on watch
Physio TrueUp
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 yes (with compatible accessory)
Vertical oscillation and ratio yes (with compatible accessory)
Ground contact time and balance yes (with compatible accessory)
Stride length (real time) yes (with compatible accessory)
Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
Running power yes (with compatible accessory)
Performance condition
Lactate threshold yes (with compatible accessory)
PacePro™ Pacing Strategies
Run workouts
Race predictor
Course- and weather-specific race predictor
Foot pod capable
Golfing Features

Preloaded with 42,000 courses worldwide
Yardage to F/M/B (distance to front, middle and back of green)
Yardage to layups/doglegs
Measures shot distance (calculates exact yardage for shots from anywhere on course) automatic
Digital scorecard
Stat tracking (strokes, putts per round, greens and fairways hit)
Garmin AutoShot™
Auto CourseView updates
Green View with manual pin position
Hazards and course targets
PinPointer
Handicap scoring
TruSwing™ compatible
Round timer/odometer
Tournament legal
OUTDOOR RECREATION FEATURES

Available outdoor recreation profiles

Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Skiing, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snowshoeing, Mapping, Navigating, Tennis, Pickleball, Padel, Track Me, Project Waypoint
Point-to-point navigation
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack®
UltraTrac mode
Around Me mode
Up Ahead
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert
ClimbPro™ Ascent Planner
Trail run auto climb
Vertical speed
Total ascent/descent
Future elevation plot
Preloaded topographical maps
Preloaded road and trail maps
Downloadable cartography support
GPS coordinates
Sight 'N Go
Area calculation yes (via Connect IQ™)
Hunt/fish calendar yes (via Connect IQ™)
Projected waypoint
Sun and moon information
XERO™ Locations
CYCLING FEATURES

Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)
Available cycling profiles

Biking, Road Biking, Mountain Biking, Gravel Biking, Bike Commuting, Bike Touring, eBiking, eMountain Biking, Indoor Biking, Cyclocross
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Courses
MTB Grit & Flow
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
Race an activity
FTP (Functional Threshold Power) yes (with compatible accessory)
Compatible with Vector™ and Rally™ (power meters)
Power meter compatible
Advanced cycling dynamics
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, Swimming/Running
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) yes (with HRM-Swim™ or HRM-Pro™)
Kid Activity Tracking Features

Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app yes (optional Connect IQ app)
CONNECTIVITY

iPhone®, Android™
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Made in Taiwan. Cable made in Taiwan or China.
GIFT BOX DIMENSIONS

3.9” x 3.9” x 3.9” (9.9 cm x 9.9 cm x 9.9 cm)
GIFT BOX WEIGHT

8.1 oz (230 g)
UPC

753759297022