RUN WITH CONFIDENCE

Up-at-dawn runners and conditioned-for-pain triathletes, we want you to have peace of mind while you run, ride or swim. So leave your phone at home. This watch has got your back.

Leave your phone at home — on purpose. LTE connectivity1 has you covered.

Put the perfect soundtrack right on your wrist.

Packed with powerful performance metrics to help you train smarter.

Easily pay for purchases2 using Garmin Pay with just a tap of your wrist.

Explore more routes with guidance from full-color onboard maps.

Get up to 7 hours of battery life in GPS mode with music and LTE LiveTrack.

In the Box:

  • Forerunner 945 LTE GPS watch
  • Charging/data cable
  • Documentation

HIGH-PERFORMANCE RUNNING WATCH DESIGN

Carry more on your wrist without the extra bulk or added weight. Fly past the competition with a lightweight, sporty smartwatch.

READY FOR ANYTHING

From open water swims to long training rides, this watch is up to the challenge. Its high-performance silicone band and durable Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX lens can handle just about anything.

The power of LTE.

LTE CONNECTIVITY

This LTE-connected smartwatch links you in fun ways to your family and friends and also provides peace of mind while you’re out doing your sport. Choose the plan that’s right for you.

ASSISTANCE

If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, it can send a message to your emergency contacts with your location information3.

ASSISTANCE PLUS

Take safety seriously. This watch can automatically send your name and location to the Garmin IERCC, a 24/7 staffed professional emergency response coordination center4 that can contact and communicate with local emergency services.

LIVETRACK

Use LiveTrack to let friends and family follow your real-time location and even view your entire preplanned course. Rest assured that your loved ones know exactly where you’re running or riding.

SPECTATOR MESSAGING

Get midrace motivation with audio5 and text messages from your family and friends.

LIVE EVENT SHARING

Automatically send race updates to family and friends, without lifting a finger. While you’re powering through, they can stay up to date with your pace, miles completed and more.

Your performance.
Taken to the next
level.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

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.

GARMIN COACH

These free adaptive training plans feature guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals. Workouts sync right to your watch.

SYNC TRAINING PLANS

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

TRAINING EFFECT

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

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, sleep6 and daily activities outside of workouts.

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.

TRACK RUN

Use this built-in activity profile to measure your running distance more accurately around a 400-meter track.

IMPROVED INTERVALS

A new intervals data page and automatic classification keeps track of your fast and slow time, then separates them for you. Open repeats mode offers intervals structure with lap button control.

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.

PACE PRO

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

RACE PREDICTOR

This specialized tool takes into account your fitness level and training history to help you work toward your race goal and see the impact of training on your predicted finish time.

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 LOAD FOCUS

This stat shows how your training load breaks down by categories of intensity and if that breakdown is balanced, focused or lacking in one or more areas.

TRAINING STATUS

This metric evaluates your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you’re training productively, peaking or overreaching.

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Our latest generation sensor provides heart rate data6 and alerts if your heart rate stays high while you’re at rest. Gauge how hard your heart is working during activities, even underwater.

RUNNING DYNAMICS

When used with a compatible accessory7, Forerunner 945 LTE measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance and more.

CYCLING POWER

Connect to a compatible Garmin power meter (sold separately) to work toward a more efficient ride with help from cycling dynamics, FTP and advanced training methods.

EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE

Get up to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 7 hours in GPS mode with music and LTE LiveTrack.

Maps, routes and
more.

FULL-COLOR MAPPING

Whether you’re running the city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 945 LTE provides built-in mapping to help keep you on track.

CREATE MORE COURSES

Create courses in our Garmin Connect app8, 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.

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 run or ride and get suggested courses that will bring you back to your starting point. Trendline popularity routing helps you find the best local paths.

MULTIPLE SATELLITE SYSTEMS

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.

Put more on your
wrist.

PULSE OX SENSOR

This wrist-based sensor9 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.

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 your playlists from select music streaming services10 — such as Deezer, Amazon Music and Spotify — right to your watch. Forerunner 945 LTE can store up to 1,000 songs.

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.

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.

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

Learn More

Get metrics that show exactly how hard you’re working

Customize your Garmin device using the Connect IQ Store

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


1 To use LTE features, an active subscription plan and connectivity to a Category M1 LTE network is necessary. See Category M1 LTE coverage area.
4 Assistance Plus is not available in all markets where Category M1 LTE network connectivity is available; see Assistance Plus coverage area. See safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations.
5 When used with headphones paired to the Forerunner 945 LTE; headphones sold separately
7 When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor (sold separately)
8 Requires Garmin Connect app loaded on compatible smartphone paired to Forerunner 945 LTE; see Garmin.com/ble
9 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.
10 May require premium subscription with a third-party music provider
Amazon Music and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are among the registered trademarks of Spotify AB. TrainingPeaks is a registered trademark of Peaksware, LLC.
First Beat logo Ant+ logo

  • 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

    44.4 x 44.4 x 13.9 mm

    Fits wrists with a circumference of 128-218 mm
    Color display
    Display size 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
    Display resolution 240 x 240 pixels
    Display type sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
    Weight

    49 g
    Battery life

    Smartwatch Mode: Up to 2 weeks
    GPS mode with music: Up to 12 hours
    GPS mode with music and LTE LiveTrack: Up to 7 hours
    GPS mode without music: Up to 35 hours
    See Details
    Water rating 5 ATM
    Memory/History 200 hours of activity data

  • 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 yes (in app)
    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)
    Woman's Health yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

  • SENSORS

    GPS
    GLONASS
    Galileo
    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®, LTE (with subscription)
    Connect IQ™ (downloadable watch faces, data fields, widgets and apps)
    Smart Notifications
    Text response/reject phone call with text (Android™ only)
    Calendar
    Weather
    Controls smartphone music
    Plays and controls watch music
    Music storage Up to 1000 songs
    Find My Phone
    Find My Watch
    VIRB® Remote
    Smartphone compatibility iPhone®, Android™
    Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile
    Garmin Pay™

  • SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURES

    LiveTrack
    Spectator messaging yes (with LTE subscription)
    Group LiveTrack
    Live Event Sharing
    Incident Detection during select activities
    Assistance
    Assistance Plus yes (with LTE subscription; coverage details)

  • 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, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Breathwork, Pilates and Yoga
    Cardio workouts
    Strength workouts
    Yoga workouts
    Pilates workouts
    Automatic rep counting

  • TRAINING, PLANNING AND ANALYSIS FEATURES

    HR zones
    HR alerts
    HR calories
    % HR max
    % HRR
    Recovery time
    Auto max HR
    HRV stress test (measures your heart rate variability while standing still, for 3 minutes, to provide you with an estimated stress level; the scale of this is 1 to 100; low scores indicate lower stress levels) yes (with compatible accessory)
    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
    Configurable lap alerts
    Heat and altitude acclimation
    VO2 Max (Run)
    Training Status (lets you see if you’re training effectively by tracking your training history and fitness level trend.)
    Training Load (your total training load for the last 7 days calculated from estimated EPOC)
    Training load focus
    Training Effect
    Training Effect (anaerobic)
    Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
    Improved recovery time
    Daily suggested workouts
    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, Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running
    GPS-based distance, time and pace
    Running dynamics yes (with compatible accessory)
    Vertical oscillation and ratio (the degree of 'bounce' in your running motion and the cost-benefit ratio with stride length) yes (with compatible accessory)
    Ground contact time and balance (shows how much time, in the running motion, your foot is on the ground rather than in flight and lets you check your running symmetry) yes (with compatible accessory)
    Stride length (real time) yes (with compatible accessory)
    Cadence (provides real-time number of steps per minute)
    Performance condition (after running 6–20 minutes, compares your real-time condition to your average fitness level)
    Lactate threshold (through analysis of your pace and heart rate, estimates the point where your muscles start to rapidly fatigue) yes (with compatible accessory)
    PacePro™ Pacing Strategies
    Run workouts
    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

  • OUTDOOR RECREATION FEATURES

    Available outdoor recreation profiles

    Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
    Point-to-point navigation
    Bread crumb trail in real time
    Back to start
    TracBack®
    UltraTrac mode
    Around Me mode
    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
    Compatible with BaseCamp™
    GPS coordinates
    Area calculation yes (via Connect IQ™)
    Hunt/fish calendar yes (via Connect IQ™)
    Projected waypoint
    Sun and moon information yes (via Connect IQ™)
    XERO™ Locations

  • CYCLING FEATURES

    Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
    Courses
    Cycle Map (routable cycling-specific street map)
    MTB Grit & Flow
    Available cycling profiles

    Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Trail Biking, eBiking, eMountain Trail Biking
    Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
    Race an activity
    FTP (Functional Threshold Power) yes (with compatible accessory)
    Compatible with Vector™ (power meter)
    Power meter compatible
    Advanced Vector support
    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, Swim 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-Tri™ and HRM-Swim™)

  • 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 5.9” x 3.9” (10.0 cm x 15.0 cm x 10.0 cm)

  • GIFT BOX WEIGHT

    1.5 lbs (696 g)

  • UPC

    753759261276

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