Make your training look better than ever. Below its brilliant, upgraded AMOLED screen, Garmin’s forerunner 970 hones the impressive training metrics that made the line a must have on starting grids and trails all over the world. New features like impact load look at your run as you felt it, with all the ups and downs and not just a flat land course. The latest generation Elevate optical sensor can now provide ECG readings. This new sensor performs better in challenging conditions, like trail running, gravel riding, and weightlifting, activities that are notoriously challenging for optical sensors. Mapping functionality borrowed from the top-tier Fenix line lets you plot courses and plan routes. The multiband GPS pulls in speed, distance, and location data. Running power and running dynamics come right from your watch. Garmin’s Morning Report is now joined by an evening report. One helps you plan your day, even providing a daily suggested workout, while the other helps you plan your tomorrow, with rest and recovery information. When you need extra information, or motivation, the 970 can build advanced training plans for you; from your first 10k to you next triathlon. And if you want to take your training planning to the next level, the free Garmin Connect app lets you do that. Connect lets you prepare for specific activities and events – tailoring your training to that course, review past performance, receive notifications, and more. Little quality of life upgrades like the fan-favourite flashlight have made it to the Forerunner, and have even been upgraded with runners in mind. The flashlight can now be used on your runs to help keep you seen, turning on automatically at sunset and flashing until your activity completes.
- AMOLED colour touchscreen is brighter than ever, making it easy to read in any light
- Microphone for access to your smartphone voice assistant (Siri Google Assistant, etc.)
- Take and make calls from your wrist through your phone
- Virtually scratchproof sapphire crystal face and a rugged titanium bezel
- Built-in modes for biking (indoor, outdoor, gravel, road, MTB), running, swimming (indoor and outdoor), multisport/triathlon, gym focused activities (strength training – with rep counter, cardio and elliptical training, stair stepping, indoor rowing and yoga) and many more.
- Running dynamics off your wrist, providing running power, cadence, ground contact time, stride length, vertical oscillation, vertical ratio and ground contact time
- Impact load feature takes elevation changes into consideration, showing your actual distance and how hard it felt, because running 10k downhill is way harder than running 10k on a flat.
- Running tolerance displays how much running load, your body is ready for, based on your week’s activity.
- Race predictor for upcoming events, and a virtual pacer to help keep you training on track.
- Free global TopoActive maps provide turn-by-turn directions in the city, and features like Nextfork™ keep you on track in the backcountry
- Round-trip mapping: enter a distance and the 970 will use tracks from other Garmin users to calculate multiple course options that start and stop right were you are
- Trendline™ routing uses Garmin Connect’s database of routes and finds the most popular way to get you where you are going
- Listen to music on your watch or over Bluetooth®, download playlists and podcasts via music services (Spotify®, Amazon Music or Deezer. Premium account may be required)
- Morning and evening report summarizes your day, sleep quality, recovery level, training effects, and even provides a personalized daily workout suggestion
- ClimbPro™ breaks down the climbs in your activity, letting you know the grade, the total ascent, how much more you have to go and displays an elevation profile
- Multi-band signal reception and expanded GNSS support (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, Beidou and IRNSS) provide faster and more accurate positioning and elevation data
- SatIQ™ matches your environment with the right GPS mode; flat land gets a low power signal, head into the mountains and your signal is boosted
- Elevate™ 5.0 optical heart rate monitor has improved reliability during wrist intensive activities like cycling, weightlifting, etc
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) mode helps track heart rate variability (HRV), a great tool to predict recovery and stress
- Training readiness and training load modes uses data from your recent workouts (up to 28 days worth) to let you know how ready your body is to train, and if you’re overtraining, under-training, or on the right path
- Live Tracking during activities (via phone) allows you to share your location and heart rate
- Incident detection uses your phone to send an emergency alert or call your contacts, letting them know you need help and exactly where you
- Sleep tracking both at night and while napping, monitoring total sleep time, periods of movement, and restful sleep
- LED flashlight with both red and white modes, also works as a flasher during activities.
- Rechargeable battery lasts up to 26 hours in GPS mode or 13 hours in GPS and music mode, 23 hours in SATIQ mode and up to 15 days in smartwatch mode
- In the box: Forerunner 970, USB-C charging cable and documentation
