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Garmin Forerunner 165

Garmin Forerunner 165

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TRAIN BRILLIANTLY

You don’t just run. You’ve moved beyond that. Which is why you need Forerunner 165 — the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch that helps you meet your goals with personalized adaptive training plans and a bright display to light up your progress.

  • 1.2” COLORFUL AMOLED DISPLAY
  • UP TO 11 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE
  • TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS
  • 25+ BUILT-IN GPS AND INDOOR SPORTS APPS
  • TOUCHSCREEN AND BUTTONS
  • BUILT-IN GPS FOR TIME, DISTANCE, PACE AND SPEED

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE
This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch provides the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate1.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS
Get workouts made for you. They 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
Get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half-marathon training plans from expert coaches to help you take on a new challenge.

RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING
Get ready for your race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on race details you enter into Garmin Connect.

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.

TRAINING EFFECT
With training effect, you can see how your workouts impact your fitness and understand the primary benefit from training runs and workouts.

GO AHEAD, SIGN UP FOR THAT RACE.
PLAN

LONG BATTERY LIFE
With up to 11 days in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.

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.

SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCORE
Understand how your body is recovering with sleep score, get a breakdown of your sleep stages, and gain detailed insights for improved sleep quality1.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING
Track your body’s energy levels to find the best times for activity and rest1. Even get details and insights on how sleep, naps, activities and stress impact your energy.

COURSES
Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect app and from favorite third-party platforms, and sync directly to your watch.

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

NAP DETECTION
Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING
Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.

PREPARE

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
Constant measurement of your heart rate helps you gauge how hard you work during activities, so you can stay in the know all day and night1.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS
Get measurements of crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more to help improve your running form.

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 to help meet your goals.

HRV STATUS
Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability.

AUDIO PROMPTS
Get audio updates about your performance when paired to your smartphone.

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.

CROSS TRAINING
Browse the Garmin Connect app for dozens of free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts. You can even build your own in the app and send them to your watch.

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

ACTIVITY TRACKING
Keep tabs on your daily steps, calories burned, floors climbed and more from your wrist1.

FITNESS AGE
Estimate how fit you are compared to your actual age.

PERFORM

BUILT-IN GNSS
Our built-in sensors connect to multiple satellite systems so you track where you run, and get accurate stats, including distance and pace.

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.

BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Tap in to 25+ built-in activities, including cycling, open-water swimming, strength training and more.

TRACK RUNNING
Record accurate lap distances, and see your distances in meters.

PACEPRO™ FEATURE
Plan race-day strategy with GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance.

CONNECT

SAFETY AND TRACKING
If your watch senses that an incident occurred, it will send a message with your live location3. Or if you feel unsafe, you can do it manually.

GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS
Breeze through checkout lines or transit systems with participating providers.

SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts on your watch when paired with your iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.

LIVETRACK FEATURE
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.

CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Add watch faces, data fields and apps to your paired watch.

General

LENS MATERIAL

chemically strengthened glass

BEZEL MATERIAL

fiber-reinforced polymer

QUICK RELEASE BANDS yes (20 mm, Industry standard)
STRAP MATERIAL

silicone

PHYSICAL SIZE

43 x 43 x 11.6 mm

Fits wrists with a circumference of 126-203 mm

WEIGHT

39 g

DISPLAY SIZE 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION 390 x 390 pixels
COLOR DISPLAY
LARGE FONT OPTION
BATTERY LIFE

Smartwatch mode: Up to 11 days
Battery Saver Smartwatch mode: Up to 20 days
GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 19 hours
All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 17 hours

CHARGING METHOD Garmin proprietary plug charger
MEMORY/HISTORY 4 GB

Clock Features

TIME/DATE
GPS TIME SYNC
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
ALARM CLOCK
TIMER
STOPWATCH
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Health & Wellness Monitoring

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)
DAILY RESTING HEART RATE
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS yes (high and low)
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)
FITNESS AGE
BODY BATTERY ENERGY MONITOR
ALL-DAY STRESS
RELAXATION REMINDERS
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER
BREATHWORK
SLEEP yes (advanced)
NAP DETECTION 
HYDRATION yes (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
WOMEN'S HEALTH yes (in Garmin Connect and optional Connect IQ widget)
HEALTH SNAPSHOT

Sensors

GPS
GLONASS
GALILEO
GARMIN ELEVATE WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR

Daily Smart Features

CONNECTIVITY Bluetooth®, ANT+®
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)
VIEW IMAGES FROM NOTIFICATIONS ON WATCH (ANDROID ONLY)
MORNING REPORT
CALENDAR
WEATHER FORECASTS
REALTIME SETTINGS SYNC WITH GARMIN CONNECT MOBILE
BATTERY SAVER (CUSTOMIZABLE LOW POWER WATCH)
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC
FIND MY PHONE
FIND MY WATCH
PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT MOBILE
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY iPhone®, Android

Activity Profiles

GYM Strength, HIIT, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing
WELLNESS Walking, Pilates, Yoga
INDOOR RUNNING Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
OUTDOOR RUNNING Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running, Ultra Running
OUTDOOR RECREATION Hiking
CYCLING Biking, Indoor Biking
SWIM

Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming

RACKET SPORTS Tennis, Pickleball, Padel

Safety and Tracking Features

INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES
ASSISTANCE
LIVETRACK
LIVE EVENT SHARING Android Only

Activity Tracking Features

STEP COUNTER
MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY)
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

CARDIO WORKOUTS
STRENGTH WORKOUTS
HIIT WORKOUTS
YOGA WORKOUTS
PILATES WORKOUTS
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING

Training, Planning and Analysis Features

CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS
COURSE GUIDANCE
HR ZONES
HR ALERTS
HR CALORIES
% HR MAX
% HRR
RECOVERY TIME
AUTO MAX HR
RACE GLANCE/WIDGET
HRV STATUS
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+® TO PAIRED DEVICES)
RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) Yoga and Breathwork only
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES
AUTO PAUSE®
INTERVAL TRAINING
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE
AUTO LAP®
MANUAL LAP
REST TIMER
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS
VO2 MAX (RUN)
VO2 MAX (TRAIL RUN)
TRAINING EFFECT
TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)
AUDIO PROMPTS
FINISH TIME
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH
PHYSIO TRUEUP

Running Features

GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE
RUNNING DYNAMICS
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE yes (but not balance)
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)
RUNNING POWER
PACEPRO PACING STRATEGIES
RUN WORKOUTS
RACE PREDICTOR
COURSE- AND WEATHER-SPECIFIC RACE PREDICTOR
FOOT POD CAPABLE
RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION

Outdoor Recreation

POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION
BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME
BACK TO START
TRACBACK®
ULTRATRAC MODE
ELEVATION PROFILE
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION
TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT
REST TIMER (ULTRA RUN ONLY)
AUTO REST
FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT
AREA CALCULATION yes (via Connect IQ)
FISH FORECAST yes (via Connect IQ)
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION yes (via Connect IQ)

Cycling Features

COURSES
ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA LIGHTS
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR)

Swimming Features

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
COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY)
UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE

Kid Activity Tracking Features

TOE-TO-TOE CHALLENGES APP yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe Challenges app)

IN THE BOX 

  • Forerunner 165 running watch
  • USB-C charging/data cable
  • Documentation

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