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Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch
Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch

Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch

by Garmin
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$499.99 - $599.99
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$499.99 - $599.99
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Forerunner 955

Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch

The Garmin Forerunner 955 Running Watch is a lightweight multisport watch made to help you lead the pack on race day and in training. You see endurance and hill scores grow as a race build goes on. Real-time stamina tracks how much effort you have left mid-race. Strava Live Segments and Garmin Live Segments turn favorite stretches into races on the watch. Downloaded courses come with ClimbPro showing each climb ahead. Choose the 955 or the 955 Solar, each in White or Black.

If you're pushing toward the podium, get this lightweight smartwatch on your wrist. Train your best, perform your best, and put yourself in the running at your next race. Get up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode for a full picture of your health, from sleep to training. Confidently run any route using full-color, built-in maps and multi-band GPS. Swipe through stats and maps with a responsive touchscreen. Know when you're primed for a productive session with training readiness. Plan your strategy with daily suggested workouts, course details and more on the race widget. Know if you're undertraining or overdoing it, with an training status feature.

Clocking in at just 52 grams, the Forerunner 955 smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body. The 955 Solar weighs 53 grams.

Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or don't penetrate, giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you've run, even in challenging environments. On city streets or densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track.

GPS MODE
42 hr
GPS-only, without music
ULTRATRAC
80 hr
UltraTrac mode
MEMORY
32 GB
maps, music and history
DISPLAY
1.3 in.
260 x 260 MIP touchscreen
Strava and Garmin Live Segments Health Snapshot reports Garmin Pay
Garmin Forerunner 955, a full-color map on the screen

On course, turn by turn

How it works

Turn-by-turn navigation
Directions arrive before each turn on a course. Multi-band GPS, which receives more than one frequency from each satellite, keeps the arrow where you actually are.
Round-trip routing
Enter a distance and the 955 suggests loops that end where you started, drawn from popular local paths.
Up Ahead
Up Ahead lists the points of interest coming on a course, with split times and distance or elevation to each one.
ClimbPro ascent planner
On a downloaded course, ClimbPro shows the gradient, distance and elevation gain of the current climb and the ones after it.

Daily data, race-day tools

Key features

Morning report
Sleep, recovery and outlook as you wake
HRV status
Part of each morning report
Body Battery
Energy levels for picking activity and rest
Women's health tracking
Cycle and pregnancy logging, on the wrist too
Sleep score
Sleep stages and insights after you wake
Visual race predictor
Finish-pace estimates with trend data
Courses from Strava or Komoot
Planned elsewhere, synced to the watch
Garmin Pay
Contactless payments with participating providers

Solar and coaching

How to use it

Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar, black case with Power Glass lens
Solar

Charge from daylight on the 955 Solar

On the 955 Solar, the Power Glass lens turns daylight into extra run time while you train outside. GPS-only mode without music stretches from 42 hours to 49 hours with solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions.

UltraTrac mode on the 955 Solar reaches up to 110 hours with solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions, against up to 80 hours on the 955.

  • All-Systems GNSS plus multi-band without music: up to 20 hours (955), up to 22 hours with solar charging (955 Solar), assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions
  • All-Systems GNSS plus multi-band with music: up to 8.5 hours on both models
  • Both models: 46.5 mm case, 32 GB memory, 5 ATM water rating
Garmin Forerunner 955, a suggested workout on the display
Training

A week of workouts that adapts

Daily suggested workouts adjust through the week to your performance, recovery and upcoming races. With a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor, the 955 adds cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, plus running power.

Each day starts with the morning report, a summary of your sleep, recovery and planned training when you wake. It carries training readiness, a daily score built from your sleep, recovery and recent training load, and HRV status, which tracks the variation in time between heartbeats while you sleep.

Over a block, training status, which reads HRV status and recent training to label it productive, peaking or strained, shows whether the plan is working. Body Battery, an estimate of your energy reserves through the day, fills in the hours between sessions.

  • Acute load compares the intensity of recent workouts with the target range
  • Aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback
  • Recovery time that weighs stress, sleep and daily activities
  • VO2 max that accounts for heat and altitude
  • Performance condition from pace, heart rate and heart rate variability as you run
  • Training plans synced from TrainingPeaks and more

Forerunner 955 in motion

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Forerunner 955

Frequently asked questions

The watch itself (the Forerunner 955 or the Forerunner 955 Solar multisport watch), a charging/data cable and documentation.
The 955 Solar has a lens that charges the battery from sunlight, and it weighs 53 g against 52 g for the 955. Maps, training features, display and memory are the same on both.
A 1.3-inch (33 mm) sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) touchscreen at 260 x 260 pixels, a display type that stays readable in direct sun. It sits under a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 DX lens.
The case measures 46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 mm and fits wrists with a circumference of 130 to 220 mm. It takes QuickFit 22 mm compatible bands.
Yes. Download up to 2,000 songs plus playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required). They sit in 32 GB of memory with your maps.
Yes. The watch constantly samples your heart rate and helps gauge how hard you work during activities, even while swimming. It will also alert you if your heart rate stays too high or too low while you're at rest.
Yes. Triathlon and multisport profiles cover race day, and Garmin Coach adds targeted adaptive coaching for cycling alongside its running plans, so the bike leg gets structured work too.
Yes. It controls a Tacx smart trainer via ANT+ technology for course simulation, automatic resistance changes and workout prompts.
Garmin backs it with a one-year limited warranty from the date of purchase against defects in materials or workmanship, and Garmin repairs or replaces defective components.
  • Lens material: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 DX (955 Solar: Power Glass solar charging lens)
  • Bezel material: Fiber-reinforced polymer
  • Strap material: Silicone
  • QuickFit watch band compatible: Yes (22 mm compatible)
  • Physical size: 46.5 x 46.5 x 14.4 mm; fits wrists with a circumference of 130-220 mm
  • Display size: 1.3 in. (33 mm) diameter
  • Display resolution: 260 x 260 pixels
  • Display type: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
  • Touchscreen: Yes
  • Weight: 955: 52 g; 955 Solar: 53 g
  • Battery life (955): Smartwatch mode: up to 15 days; GPS-only without music: up to 42 hours; All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band with music: up to 8.5 hours; All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band without music: up to 20 hours; UltraTrac mode: up to 80 hours
  • Battery life (955 Solar): Smartwatch mode: up to 15 days / 20 days with solar charging (assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions); GPS-only without music: up to 42 hours / 49 hours with solar charging (assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions); All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band with music: up to 8.5 hours; All-Systems GNSS + Multi-Band without music: up to 20 hours / 22 hours with solar charging (assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions); UltraTrac mode: up to 80 hours / 110 hours with solar charging (assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions)
  • Memory/history: 32 GB
  • Water rating: 5 ATM
  • Built-in mapping: Yes (preloaded road and trail maps)
  • Multi-band GPS: Yes
  • Music storage: Yes
  • Garmin Pay: Yes
  • Training readiness: Yes
  • HRV status: Yes
  • Training status: Yes (improved)
  • Real-time stamina: Yes
  • Endurance score: Yes
  • Hill score: Yes
  • Running power: Yes
  • Pulse Ox: Yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
  • Sensors: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou, SatIQ, Garmin Elevate wrist heart rate monitor, Pulse Ox, barometric altimeter, compass, gyroscope, thermometer
  • Connectivity: Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi
  • Live event sharing: Android only
  • Extended battery life: Get up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. In GPS mode, get up to 42 hours. And in UltraTrac mode, go even longer with up to 80 hours.
  • Touchscreen and buttons: Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a responsive touchscreen.
  • Tailored to the dedicated: Clocking in at just 52 grams (53 grams for the 955 Solar), the Forerunner 955 smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body.
  • 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.
  • Morning report: Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up, alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather. You can even customize your report to show what you want to see.
  • HRV status: Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on Firstbeat Analytics technology.
  • Race widget: Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.
  • Daily suggested workouts: View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery as well as the races coming up in your Garmin Connect smartphone app calendar.
  • Garmin Coach: Free adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K and half-marathon programs, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.
  • Running power: Get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you're applying to the road as you run when using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor.
  • Wrist-based heart rate: The watch constantly samples your heart rate with its wrist heart rate sensor and will alert you if it stays too high or too low while you're at rest. It also helps gauge how hard you work during activities, even while swimming.
  • Body Battery energy monitoring: Track your body's energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest.
  • Sleep monitoring and sleep score: Understand how your body is recovering, and get ready for training, with the sleep monitoring feature. After waking up, you'll receive a sleep score, as well as breakdown of your sleep stages, Pulse Ox and respiration, alongside detailed insights for improved sleep quality.
  • Pulse Ox sensor: The wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor monitors blood oxygen saturation levels. This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition.
  • Real-time stamina: Use this data to track and manage your exertion, and help avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike ride.
  • Running dynamics: When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor, the Forerunner 955 watch measures running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, and more.
  • Training status: Using indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort, and see if you're training productively, peaking or strained.
  • Acute load: Compare the intensity of your recent workouts to the target range to help improve your fitness and see your training history.
  • Training effect: See how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
  • PacePro feature: The PacePro feature helps keep you on pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.
  • Recovery time: Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep and daily activities outside of workouts.
  • 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.
  • Performance condition: While you run, get an analysis of your pace, heart rate and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
  • Sync training plans: Get your indoor and outdoor training plans from the Garmin Connect app, or sync to your Forerunner smartwatch from other platforms, including TrainingPeaks and more.
  • 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 see and log details on your wrist with the Women's Health Tracking app. The menstrual cycle tracking feature should not be used in support of conception, contraception or birth control. This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition.
  • Health Snapshot feature: Log a 2-minute session to record key stats, including heart rate, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox, respiration and stress. Then generate a report with those stats to share via the Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone.
  • Music on your wrist: Download up to 2,000 songs plus playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts (subscription may be required).
  • Garmin Pay contactless payments: Breeze through store lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments through participating providers.
  • 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.
  • Visual race predictor: Based on your running history and overall fitness level, get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, or even a marathon. Plus, trend data shows your training's impact over time.
  • Multi-band support: Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or don't penetrate, giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you've run, even in challenging environments.
  • Full-color mapping: On city streets or densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track.
  • Turn-by-turn navigation: Follow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.
  • Round-trip routing: With Trendline popularity routing, it's easy to find the best local paths. Just enter a desired distance, and Forerunner 955 will suggest courses that bring you back to your starting point.
  • Up Ahead: Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course. In addition, view performance metrics, split times and distance/elevation, plus a summary of key course points coming up.
  • 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.
  • Safety and tracking features: If you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, Assistance and incident detection features send your location to emergency contacts (when paired with your compatible smartphone). Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
  • Courses: Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app, 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 smartwatch.
  • Smart notifications: Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch, when paired with your Apple or Android smartphone. You can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone.
  • 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.
  • Garmin Connect app: See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more, all in one free, zero-subscription app.
  • Connect IQ Store: Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps or widgets from the Connect IQ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone.
  • Forerunner 955 or Forerunner 955 Solar multisport watch
  • Charging/data cable
  • Documentation



Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 2 reviews.

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