
Product Description
Performance-driven runners, meet Garmin Forerunner 970. This premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch features a bright touch screen. It also has a built-in LED flashlight, microphone and speaker.
- 30+ built-in activity profiles include running, triathlon, track run, cycling, open-water swimming and more
- Features the brightest AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) touch-screen display yet from Garmin, button controls, lightweight titanium bezel and sapphire lens
- Use the built-in LED flashlight for greater awareness when you head out before the sun's up or stay out past dark
- Built-in microphone and speaker let you make and take phone calls from your wrist when your watch is paired to your smartphone
- You can even use your smartphone's voice assistant to respond to text messages and more
- Running economy measures your energy efficiency while running—using long-term running volume, stride length and step speed loss (HRM 600 monitor required; not included)
- Step speed loss lets you see how much you're slowing down when your foot hits the ground (HRM 600 monitor required; not included)
- Running tolerance helps you understand the real impact running has on your body so you can adjust your training to avoid overload and improve
- Train for an event, achieve a milestone or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans
- These running and triathlon plans are personalized to you and adapt based on your performance and recovery
- With multiband GPS, you'll get superior positioning accuracy in challenging environments
- Confidently run any route with full-color, built-in maps, plus navigation enhancements to stay on track while you train
- With dynamic round-trip routing, you can break off the path, and your watch will develop a new route that will get you the same mileage
- Get wrist-based running dynamics, including cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more
- Wrist-based running power gives you a continuous measurement of how much power you're applying to the ground
- Multisport auto-transition detects sport changes between swim, bike and run in multisport activities so you can focus and let your watch take care of recording splits
- From the moment you wake up, get a training readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to decide whether it's a good day to go hard
- Training readiness score data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked
- ECG app can record your heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation (not available in all countries; for people 22 years or older)
- Using indicators such as HRV status, recent exercise history and VO2 max, get insight into training effectiveness with training status
- Training status helps you know whether you're training productively, peaking or strained (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
- Get personalized daily suggested workouts adapted to match performance and recovery
- Morning report also provides HRV status, training readiness and weather (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
- Before you go to bed, you'll get an evening report with a reminder of sleep needs, tomorrow's workout, weather and events
- Incident Detection and Assistance can send a message with your live location to emergency contacts (during select activities; requires pairing with compatible smartphone)
- Incident Detection and Assistance require setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
- Listen on the go with downloaded songs and playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (subscription required); pair with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening
- Pay on the go with Garmin Pay
- Strap material: silicone
- Lens Material: Sapphire Crystal
- Bezel Material: titanium
- Weight: 56 g
- Display Size: 1.4" (35.3 mm) diameter
- Display resolution: 454 x 454 pixels
- QuickFit® watch band compatible: yes (22 mm)
- Physical size: 47 x 47 x 12.9 (mm)
- Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
- Battery type: Lithium ion
- Average battery life: Smartwatch: up to 15 days, GPS-only GNSS mode: up to 26 hrs, SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: up to 23 hrs, All-systems GNSS mode + multi-band: up to 21 hrs, GPS-only GNSS mode with music: up to 14 hrs, SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: up to 13 hrs, All-systems GNSS mode + multi-band with music: up to 12 hrs
- Memory/History: 32 G
- Water rating: 5 ATM
- In the box: Forerunner 970 GPS running watch, Charging cable, Documentation
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Performance-driven runners, meet Garmin Forerunner 970. This premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch features a bright touch screen. It also has a built-in LED flashlight, microphone and speaker. 30+ built-in activity profiles include running, triathlon, track run, cycling, open-water swimming and more Features the brightest AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) touch-screen display yet from Garmin, button controls, lightweight titanium bezel and sapphire lens Use the built-in LED flashlight for greater awareness when you head out before the sun's up or stay out past dark Built-in microphone and speaker let you make and take phone calls from your wrist when your watch is paired to your smartphone You can even use your smartphone's voice assistant to respond to text messages and more Running economy measures your energy efficiency while running—using long-term running volume, stride length and step speed loss (HRM 600 monitor required; not included) Step speed loss lets you see how much you're slowing down when your foot hits the ground (HRM 600 monitor required; not included) Running tolerance helps you understand the real impact running has on your body so you can adjust your training to avoid overload and improve Train for an event, achieve a milestone or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans These running and triathlon plans are personalized to you and adapt based on your performance and recovery With multiband GPS, you'll get superior positioning accuracy in challenging environments Confidently run any route with full-color, built-in maps, plus navigation enhancements to stay on track while you train With dynamic round-trip routing, you can break off the path, and your watch will develop a new route that will get you the same mileage Get wrist-based running dynamics, including cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more Wrist-based running power gives you a continuous measurement of how much power you're applying to the ground Multisport auto-transition detects sport changes between swim, bike and run in multisport activities so you can focus and let your watch take care of recording splits From the moment you wake up, get a training readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to decide whether it's a good day to go hard Training readiness score data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked ECG app can record your heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation (not available in all countries; for people 22 years or older) Using indicators such as HRV status, recent exercise history and VO2 max, get insight into training effectiveness with training status Training status helps you know whether you're training productively, peaking or strained (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked) Get personalized daily suggested workouts adapted to match performance and recovery Morning report also provides HRV status, training readiness and weather (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked) Before you go to bed, you'll get an evening report with a reminder of sleep needs, tomorrow's workout, weather and events Incident Detection and Assistance can send a message with your live location to emergency contacts (during select activities; requires pairing with compatible smartphone) Incident Detection and Assistance require setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available Listen on the go with downloaded songs and playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (subscription required); pair with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening Pay on the go with Garmin Pay Strap material: silicone Lens Material: Sapphire Crystal Bezel Material: titanium Weight: 56 g Display Size: 1.4" (35.3 mm) diameter Display resolution: 454 x 454 pixels QuickFit® watch band compatible: yes (22 mm) Physical size: 47 x 47 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm Battery type: Lithium ion Average battery life: Smartwatch: up to 15 days, GPS-only GNSS mode: up to 26 hrs, SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: up to 23 hrs, All-systems GNSS mode + multi-band: up to 21 hrs, GPS-only GNSS mode with music: up to 14 hrs, SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: up to 13 hrs, All-systems GNSS mode + multi-band with music: up to 12 hrs Memory/History: 32 G Water rating: 5 ATM In the box: Forerunner 970 GPS running watch, Charging cable, Documentation
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