You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner® 165 — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalised adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
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- FEATURES
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- WHAT'S INSIDE
You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner® 165 — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalised adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
- 1.2″ COLOURFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
- UP TO 11 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
- TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS
- 25+ BUILT-IN GPS AND INDOOR SPORTS APPS
- TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
- BUILT-IN GPS FOR TIME, DISTANCE, PACE AND SPEED
- MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST
- PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE: This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch provides the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate.
- DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS: Get workouts made for you. They 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: Get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches to help you take on a new challenge.
- RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING: Get ready for your race with training tips, personalised daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on race details you enter into Garmin Connect.
- MORNING REPORT: Receive an overview of your sleep1 and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customise your report to show you what you want to see.
- TRAINING EFFECT: With training effect, you can see how your workouts impact your fitness and understand the primary benefit from training runs and workouts.
- LONG BATTERY LIFE: With up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.
- 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.
- SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE: Understand how your body is recovering with sleep score, get a breakdown of your sleep stages, and gain detailed insights for improved sleep quality1.
- BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING: Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest1. Even get details and insights on how sleep, naps, activities and stress impact your energy.
- COURSES: Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and from favourite third-party platforms, and sync directly to your watch.
- RACE PREDICTOR: Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and even a marathon.
- NAP DETECTION: Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.
- WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING: Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy and get exercise and nutrition education.
- WRIST-BASED HEART RATE: Constant measurement of your heart rate helps you gauge how hard you work during activities, so you can stay in the know all day and night1.
- WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS: Get measurements of crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more to help improve your running form.
- VO2 MAX: See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
- INTENSITY MINUTES: Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes to help meet your goals.
- HRV STATUS: Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability.
- AUDIO PROMPTS: Get audio updates about your performance when paired to your smartphone.
- STRESS TRACKING: Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
- PULSE OX SENSOR: Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.
- CROSS TRAINING: Browse the Garmin Connect app for dozens of free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send them to your watch.
- HEALTH SNAPSHOT: Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
- ACTIVITY TRACKING: Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist1.
- FITNESS AGE: Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
- BUILT-IN GNSS: Our built-in sensors connect to multiple satellite systems so you track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance and pace.
- WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER: See how much power you’re applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training.
- BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS: Tap in to 25+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
- TRACK RUNNING: Record accurate lap distances, and see your distances in metres.
- PACEPRO™ FEATURE: Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
- SAFETY AND TRACKING: If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location3. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.
- GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS: Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
- SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Receive emails, texts and alerts on your multisport watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
- LIVETRACK FEATURE: Friends and family can follow your real-time location3 and view preplanned courses.
- GARMIN CONNECT APP: See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more.
- CONNECT IQ™ STORE: Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
| Sleep Score and Insights | Yes |
|---|---|
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 11 days |
| Daily Suggested Workouts | Yes (7 days) |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day) |
| Garmin Pay™ | Yes |
| Music storage | Yes (only in music edition) |
| Watch display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Watch water rating | 5 ATM |
- Forerunner® 165 Running Watch
- USB-C charging/data cable
- Documentation
You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner® 165 — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalised adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.
- 1.2″ COLOURFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
- UP TO 11 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
- TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS
- 25+ BUILT-IN GPS AND INDOOR SPORTS APPS
- TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
- BUILT-IN GPS FOR TIME, DISTANCE, PACE AND SPEED
- MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST
- PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE: This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch provides the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate.
- DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS: Get workouts made for you. They 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: Get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches to help you take on a new challenge.
- RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING: Get ready for your race with training tips, personalised daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on race details you enter into Garmin Connect.
- MORNING REPORT: Receive an overview of your sleep1 and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customise your report to show you what you want to see.
- TRAINING EFFECT: With training effect, you can see how your workouts impact your fitness and understand the primary benefit from training runs and workouts.
- LONG BATTERY LIFE: With up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.
- 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.
- SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE: Understand how your body is recovering with sleep score, get a breakdown of your sleep stages, and gain detailed insights for improved sleep quality1.
- BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING: Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest1. Even get details and insights on how sleep, naps, activities and stress impact your energy.
- COURSES: Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and from favourite third-party platforms, and sync directly to your watch.
- RACE PREDICTOR: Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and even a marathon.
- NAP DETECTION: Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.
- WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING: Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy and get exercise and nutrition education.
- WRIST-BASED HEART RATE: Constant measurement of your heart rate helps you gauge how hard you work during activities, so you can stay in the know all day and night1.
- WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS: Get measurements of crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more to help improve your running form.
- VO2 MAX: See your current fitness level, and track changes over time to set goals, evaluate progress and more.
- INTENSITY MINUTES: Track your moderate and vigorous activity minutes to help meet your goals.
- HRV STATUS: Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability.
- AUDIO PROMPTS: Get audio updates about your performance when paired to your smartphone.
- STRESS TRACKING: Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.
- PULSE OX SENSOR: Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2.
- CROSS TRAINING: Browse the Garmin Connect app for dozens of free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send them to your watch.
- HEALTH SNAPSHOT: Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.
- ACTIVITY TRACKING: Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist1.
- FITNESS AGE: Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.
- BUILT-IN GNSS: Our built-in sensors connect to multiple satellite systems so you track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance and pace.
- WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWER: See how much power you’re applying to the trail or road so you can manage effort and fine-tune training.
- BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS: Tap in to 25+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.
- TRACK RUNNING: Record accurate lap distances, and see your distances in metres.
- PACEPRO™ FEATURE: Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.
- SAFETY AND TRACKING: If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location3. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.
- GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS: Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.
- SMART NOTIFICATIONS: Receive emails, texts and alerts on your multisport watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.
- LIVETRACK FEATURE: Friends and family can follow your real-time location3 and view preplanned courses.
- GARMIN CONNECT APP: See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more.
- CONNECT IQ™ STORE: Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.
| Sleep Score and Insights | Yes |
|---|---|
| Battery life (smartwatch mode) | Up to 11 days |
| Daily Suggested Workouts | Yes (7 days) |
| Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation | Yes (spot-check, during sleep, all day) |
| Garmin Pay™ | Yes |
| Music storage | Yes (only in music edition) |
| Watch display type | AMOLED (optional always-on mode) |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Watch water rating | 5 ATM |
- Forerunner® 165 Running Watch
- USB-C charging/data cable
- Documentation