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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.
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.
MORNING REPORTGain 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.
HRV STATUSGet ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
RACE WIDGETView 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.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTSFree adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K and half-marathon programs, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.
GARMIN COACHGet 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.
RUNNING POWERUse this data to track and manage your exertion — and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike ride.
REAL-TIME STAMINAWhen 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.
RUNNING DYNAMICSUsing 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.
TRAINING STATUSCompare the intensity of your recent workouts to the optimal range to help improve your fitness and see your training history.
ACUTE LOADSee how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
TRAINING EFFECTThe PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.
PACEPRO™ FEATUREKnow 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.
RECOVERY TIMETrain 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.
VO2 MAXWhile 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.
PERFORMANCE CONDITIONGet your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin Connect™ app, or sync seamlessly to your Forerunner smartwatch from other platforms, including TrainingPeaks® and more.
SYNC TRAINING PLANSSwitch 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.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPSBased 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.
VISUAL RACE PREDICTORMULTI-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.
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.
FULL-COLOR MAPPINGFollow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.
TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATIONWith Trendline™ popularity routing, it’s easy to find the best local paths. Just enter a desired distance, and Forerunner 955 will suggest courses that bring you back to your starting point.
ROUND-TRIP ROUTINGGet 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.
UP AHEADUse ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded courses to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.
CLIMBPRO FEATUREIf you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, Assistance and incident detection features1 send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURESCreate or find existing courses in our 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 smartwatch
COURSES
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 Ultratrac mode: Up to 80 hours See Details |
WATER RATING | 5 ATM |
MEMORY/HISTORY | 32 GB |
- Forerunner 955 multisport watch
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation
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.
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.
MORNING REPORTGain 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.
HRV STATUSGet ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
RACE WIDGETView 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.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTSFree adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K and half-marathon programs, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.
GARMIN COACHGet 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.
RUNNING POWERUse this data to track and manage your exertion — and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike ride.
REAL-TIME STAMINAWhen 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.
RUNNING DYNAMICSUsing 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.
TRAINING STATUSCompare the intensity of your recent workouts to the optimal range to help improve your fitness and see your training history.
ACUTE LOADSee how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
TRAINING EFFECTThe PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.
PACEPRO™ FEATUREKnow 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.
RECOVERY TIMETrain 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.
VO2 MAXWhile 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.
PERFORMANCE CONDITIONGet your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin Connect™ app, or sync seamlessly to your Forerunner smartwatch from other platforms, including TrainingPeaks® and more.
SYNC TRAINING PLANSSwitch 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.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPSBased 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.
VISUAL RACE PREDICTORMULTI-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.
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.
FULL-COLOR MAPPINGFollow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.
TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATIONWith Trendline™ popularity routing, it’s easy to find the best local paths. Just enter a desired distance, and Forerunner 955 will suggest courses that bring you back to your starting point.
ROUND-TRIP ROUTINGGet 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.
UP AHEADUse ClimbPro ascent planner on downloaded courses to see real-time information on your current and upcoming climbs, including gradient, distance and elevation gain.
CLIMBPRO FEATUREIf you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, Assistance and incident detection features1 send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURESCreate or find existing courses in our 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 smartwatch
COURSES
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 Ultratrac mode: Up to 80 hours See Details |
WATER RATING | 5 ATM |
MEMORY/HISTORY | 32 GB |
- Forerunner 955 multisport watch
- Charging/data cable
- Documentation