Train brilliantly with the Forerunner 265 GPS running smartwatch. Its colorful AMOLED touchscreen display stands out while the training readiness feature — which tells you when you’re primed for a productive session — helps you crush your goals. Wake up to your morning report with HRV status to see health insights alongside an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook1. Plan your race strategy with the race widget, which enables personalized daily suggested workouts that adapt to performance, recovery, the race you’re running and its course. Get ready to make the most of every run with wrist-based running power and multi-band GPS. And when you want to switch it up with cross training, choose from more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlon, cycling, swimming and more. Get a more complete picture of your health, not just a glimpse, from your Forerunner 265 or Forerunner 265S with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.

1.1” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY

UP TO 24 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE IN GPS MODE

ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS

SATIQ™ AND MULTI-BAND GPS

TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS

MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST


In the Box:

  • Forerunner 265s GPS running watch
  • USB-C charging/data cable
  • Documentation

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 customize your report to show you what you want to see.

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.

RACE WIDGET

Get ready for your next race — whether it’s a 10K or marathon — with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery and take into account the races coming up in your Garmin Connect smartphone app calendar.

TRAINING STATUS

Using 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.

HRV STATUS

Gain 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.

PLAN


 

RACE PREDICTOR

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest1.

SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE

Understand how your body’s recovering with sleep score, breakdown of your sleep stages and detailed insights for improved sleep quality.

COURSES WITH TURN-BY-TURN DIRECTIONS

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, or sync from your favorite third party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

GARMIN COACH

Free adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy to get exercise and nutrition education.

PREPARE


 

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS

This smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

The watch constantly samples your heart rate to help you gauge how hard you work during activities1.

ACUTE LOAD

Compare your recent training load to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.

TRAINING EFFECT

See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power.

PERFORMANCE CONDITION

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

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.

STRESS TRACKING

Find out if you’re having a calm, balanced or stressful day.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

Log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, then generate a report to share with your healthcare provider.

PULSE OX SENSOR

Track your blood oxygen saturation while you’re awake or asleep2, and gain awareness of how you’re adapting to altitude.

CROSS TRAINING

Forerunner 265 is preloaded with free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts so you can switch up how you sweat.

AUDIO PROMPTS

Get alerts to know how you’re performing and even be guided through workouts.

PERFORM


 

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.

SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY AND MULTI-BAND GPS

Get superior positioning accuracy and optimized battery life.

PACEPRO™ FEATURE

Plan race day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

Tap in to 30+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.

TRACK RUNNING

Record accurate lap distances and see your distances in meters.

TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES

Switch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles, or you can create your own.

CONNECT


 

MUSIC

Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening.

SAFETY AND TRACKING

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, your watch will send a message with your live location3.

GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS

Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android smartphone.

LIVETRACK

Friends and family can follow your real-time location3 and view preplanned courses.

GARMIN CONNECT

See your health and fitness information, connect with friends and more — in this free, zero-subscription app.

CONNECT IQ™

Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.


 

 


 

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

Learn More

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Customize your Garmin device using the Connect IQ Store


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

    BEZEL MATERIAL
    fiber-reinforced polymer

    QUICK RELEASE BANDS yes (18 mm, Industry standard)
    STRAP MATERIAL
    silicone

    PHYSICAL SIZE
    41.7 x 41.7 x 12.9 (mm)

    Fits wrists with a circumference of 115-178 mm

    TOUCHSCREEN
    COLOR DISPLAY
    DISPLAY SIZE 1.1" (28.1 mm) diameter
    DISPLAY RESOLUTION 360 x 360 pixels
    DISPLAY TYPE AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode
    WEIGHT
    39 g

    WATER RATING 5 ATM
    BATTERY LIFE
    Smartwatch mode: Up to 15 days
    GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 24 hours
    SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 18 hours
    All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 15 hours
    GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7.5 hours
    SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours
    All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours
    See Details

    CHARGING METHOD Garmin proprietary plug charger
    MEMORY/HISTORY 8 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
    SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGY
    GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
    BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
    COMPASS
    GYROSCOPE
    ACCELEROMETER
    THERMOMETER
    AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR
    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
    FIND MY PHONE
    FIND MY WATCH
    VIRB® REMOTE
    SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone® and Android™
    PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE
    STOCKS yes (optional Connect IQ app)
    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
    INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES
    ASSISTANCE

  • 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

    AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING
    CARDIO WORKOUTS
    AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES Strength, HIIT, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Climbing, Bouldering, Indoor Rowing, Pilates, Yoga, Breathwork
    STRENGTH WORKOUTS
    HIIT WORKOUTS
    YOGA WORKOUTS
    PILATES WORKOUTS
    ON-SCREEN WORKOUT ANIMATIONS
    ON-SCREEN WORKOUT MUSCLE MAPS

  • 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
    HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE
    AUTO LAP®
    MANUAL LAP
    REST TIMER
    CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
    VO2 MAX (RUN)
    VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN)
    TRAINING STATUS yes (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
    TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
    HOT KEYS
    AUTO SCROLL
    ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
    PHYSIO TRUEUP
    UNIFIED TRAINING STATUS

  • 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
    VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO
    GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE yes (with compatible accessory)
    STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)
    CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
    RUNNING POWER
    GRADE-ADJUSTED PACE
    PERFORMANCE CONDITION
    LACTATE THRESHOLD yes (with compatible accessory)
    PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES
    RUN WORKOUTS
    TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB
    RACE PREDICTOR
    COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR
    FOOT POD CAPABLE
    RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION

  • OUTDOOR RECREATION FEATURES

    AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES
    Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, Backcountry Skiing, Backcountry Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, XC Skate Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking, Snowshoeing, Mapping, Navigating, Tennis, Pickleball, Padel, Track Me, Project Waypoint, Disc Golf

    POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
    BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME
    BACK TO START
    TRACBACK®
    ULTRATRAC MODE
    AROUND ME MODE
    UP AHEAD
    NEXTFORK™ NAVIGATION
    ELEVATION PROFILE
    DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
    BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT
    CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER
    VERTICAL SPEED
    TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT
    REST TIMER (ULTRA RUN ONLY)
    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
    POWER GUIDE
    MTB GRIT & FLOW
    BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)
    RACE AN ACTIVITY
    FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) yes (with compatible accessory)
    POWER CURVE AND % FTP WORKOUTS
    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, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

  • 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

    3.6” x 4.4” x 2.8”
    (91 x 112 x 70.5 mm)

  • GIFT BOX WEIGHT

    .27 lb (124 g)

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