Forerunner 265

GPS Running Smartwatch

Part Number 010-02810-50

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TRAIN BRILLIANTLY

WITH AN AMOLED DISPLAY

WHAT IF YOUR NEXT RACE WAS THE PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME? AND PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS HELPED YOU DO SOMETHING YOU’VE NEVER DONE? WITH THE FORERUNNER 265 SMARTWATCH, YOU’LL SEE EVERY INSIGHT LIT UP ON A COLORFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY. GET READY TO BE BETTER FOR IT.

Display brightness does not reflect actual user experience.

KNOW WHERE YOU STAND

WITH MORNING REPORT

RUN. RECOVER. REPEAT.

WITH UP TO 13 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE

COMES IN TWO SIZES

TO FIT EVERY WRIST

PLAN YOUR STRATEGY

WITH RACE WIDGET, PERSONALIZED DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS, TRAINING READINESS SCORE AND MORE

1.3” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY

UP TO 20 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

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

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.

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 calendar.

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.

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.

LIGHT, BRIGHT AND MADE FOR ANY DISTANCE

PLAN

GARMIN COACH

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

RECOVERY TIME

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

COURSES

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, or sync from your favorite third party platforms.

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.

BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING

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

RACE PREDICTOR

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

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

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

PREPARE

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS⁴

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.

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

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

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.

AUDIO PROMPTS

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

CROSS TRAINING

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

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.

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 APP

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

CONNECT IQ STORE

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

How to use your running watch?

Learn More

See your stats, and track your goals in our Garmin Connect online community

Learn More

Run with the best. Follow us on the @garminrunning Instagram channel

¹Activity tracking accuracy

²This 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.

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

⁴Wrist-based running dynamics function when pace is faster than 11'06" per km and cadence reach over 122 per minute during running activity.

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.

Manual Download Bluetooth Headphone Compatibility

General
Lens Material	Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
Bezel Material	fiber-reinforced polymer
Quick Release bands	(22 mm, Industry standard)
Strap material	silicone
Physical size	46.1 x 46.1 x 12.9 (mm) Fits wrists with a circumference of 135-205 mm
Touchscreen
Color display
Display Size	1.3" (32.5 mm) diameter
Display resolution	416 x 416 pixels
Display Type	AMOLED Optional Always-On Mode
Weight	47 g
Water rating	5 ATM
Battery life	Smartwatch mode: Up to 13 days GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 20 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode: Up to 16 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band: Up to 14 hours GPS-Only GNSS mode with music: Up to 7 hours SatIQ (AutoSelect) GNSS mode with music: Up to 6.5 hours All-Systems GNSS mode + Multi-Band with music: Up to 6 hours ＊Battery life will vary depending upon usage and selected performance mode.
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	(high and low)
Respiration rate (24x7)
Pulse Ox blood oxygen saturation	(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	(advanced)
Sleep score and insights
Hydration	(in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
Women's health	(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	(optional Connect IQ app)

Safety and Tracking Features
LiveTrack
Spectator messaging	(with compatible smartphone)
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	(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 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)	(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	(improved)
Training load
Training load focus
Training effect
Training effect (anaerobic)
Primary benefit (Training Effect labels)
Improved recovery time
Daily suggested workouts	(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	(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	(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
Available outdoor recreation profiles	Hiking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing
Point-to-point navigation
Bread crumb trail in real time
Back to start
TracBack®
UltraTrac mode
Up Ahead
Elevation profile
Distance to destination
Barometric trend indicator with Storm Alert
Vertical speed
Total ascent/descent
Future elevation plot
Projected waypoint
Sun and moon information

Cycling Features
Available cycling profiles	Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Biking, eBiking, eMountain Biking
Alerts (triggers alarm when you reach goals including time, distance, heart rate or calories)
Courses
Bike lap and lap maximum power (with power sensor)
Race an activity
FTP (Functional Threshold Power)	(with compatible accessory)
Power curve and % FTP workouts
Compatible with Vector and Rally (power meters)
Power meter compatible
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
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)	(with HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

Kid Activity Tracking Features
Toe-to-Toe Challenges app	(optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)

Connectivity
Smart trainer control

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

Forerunner 265

Forerunner 265

GPS Running Smartwatch

TRAIN BRILLIANTLY

KNOW WHERE YOU STAND

RUN. RECOVER. REPEAT.

COMES IN TWO SIZES

PLAN YOUR STRATEGY

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

MORNING REPORT

RACE WIDGET

LIGHT, BRIGHT AND MADE FOR ANY DISTANCE

PLAN

GARMIN COACH

COURSES

BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITORING

RACE PREDICTOR

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

PREPARE

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

PERFORMANCE CONDITION

INTENSITY MINUTES

HEALTH SNAPSHOT

STRESS TRACKING

AUDIO PROMPTS

CROSS TRAINING

PERFORM

SATIQ TECHNOLOGY AND MULTI-BAND GPS

PACEPRO FEATURE

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

TRACK RUNNING

TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILES

CONNECT

MUSIC

SAFETY AND TRACKING

SMART NOTIFICATIONS

LIVETRACK

How to use your running watch?

See your stats, and track your goals in our Garmin Connect online community

Run with the best. Follow us on the @garminrunning Instagram channel

General

Clock Features

Health Monitoring

Sensors

Daily Smart Features

Safety and Tracking Features

Activity Tracking Features

Gym & Fitness Equipment

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

Running Features

Outdoor Recreation

Cycling Features

Swimming Features

Kid Activity Tracking Features

Connectivity