Garmin Forerunner® 945 – Black
$999.00 $899.10
You’re an athlete, and this is your watch. The Forerunner® 945 running watch puts your songs on your wrist1 and has advanced features such as training load focus2 and more.
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DESIGNED FOR THE DRIVEN
We made this watch for you — the up-at-dawn runners and the conditioned-for-pain triathletes. While you chase your next victory, make sure you’ve got the right tool for the job.
You can’t run without the right rhythm. Sync your favourite music to your watch.
You want numbers? We got numbers. Measure more performance metrics than ever.
No cash? It’s cool. Use Garmin Pay™ contactless payments1.
All the directions, none of the paper. Full-colour onboard maps guide you on your run.
Have no fear. Safety and tracking features2 help you feel secure while you run.
Outlast your longest race with up to 10 hours of battery life in GPS mode with music.
Chasing down
insane goals. It’s
what you do.
GARMIN COACH
These adaptive training plans feature guidance from expert coaches and free training plans that adapt to you and your goals. Workouts sync right to your watch.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for cycling, pool swimming, indoor rowing, elliptical, stair-stepper and more.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE
The watch constantly samples your heart rate4 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 underwater.
MULTI-GNSS
Access multiple global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo) to track in more challenging environments than GPS alone.
RUNNING DYNAMICS
When used with a compatible accessory, Forerunner 945 measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance and more.
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, analyse pace, heart rate and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
TRAINING STATUS
This metric evaluates your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you’re training productively, peaking or overreaching.
TRAINING EFFECT
See how your workouts influence the development of endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
TRAINING LOAD
This stat measures your exercise volume from the last 7 days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history.
EXTENDED BATTERY LIFE
Get up to 2 weeks of battery life in smartwatch mode and 10 hours in GPS mode with music. Use UltraTrac™ mode to make sure you’ve got enough juice to outlast your longest race.
Maps on your
wrist.
FULL-COLOUR MAPPING
Whether you’re running the city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 945 provides built-in mapping to help keep you on track.
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.
TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION
Follow a route or course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming.
ROUND-TRIP ROUTING
Enter a distance you want to travel, and get suggested routes that will bring you back to your starting point. Trendline™ popularity routing helps you find the best local paths.
Helping you be
your very best.
PULSE OX SENSOR
This wrist-based sensor a wrist-based Pulse Ox sensor6which monitors blood oxygen saturation levels to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR
Track your body’s energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest.
MENSTRUAL TRACKING
Track period cycle details, log physical and emotional symptoms, and note regular, irregular or menopause transition cycles to better understand your body.
MUSIC ON YOUR WRIST
Sync your playlists from select music streaming services6 — such as Deezer, Amazon Music and Spotify® — right to your watch. Forerunner 945 can store up to 1,000 songs.
SMART NOTIFICATIONS
Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch, when paired with a compatible smartphone
MENSTRUAL TRACKING
Track period cycle details, log physical and emotional symptoms, and note regular, irregular or menopause transition cycles to better understand your body.
CONNECT IQ™ STORE
Download custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store.
SYNCS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™
Upload your activities to the Garmin Connect app to interact with a thriving online community where people on the go can connect and compete — and even share their triumphs via social media.
Switch up your
style with a variety
of accessory bands.
Specs and Features
- General
- In The Box
- Clock Features
- Health Monitoring
- Sensors
- Daily Smart Features
- Safety and Tracking Features
- Tactical Features
- Activity Tracking Features
- Gym & Fitness Equipment
- Training, Planning and Analysis Features
- Running Features
- Golfing Features
- Outdoor Recreation
- Cycling Features
- Swimming Features
- Kid Activity Tracking Features
| LENS MATERIAL |
Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX |
|---|---|
| BEZEL MATERIAL |
fiber-reinforced polymer |
| QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE |
yes (22 mm) |
| STRAP MATERIAL |
silicone |
| PHYSICAL SIZE |
47 x 47 x 13.7 mm Fits wrists with a circumference of 130-220 mm |
| COLOR DISPLAY | |
| DISPLAY SIZE | 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter |
| DISPLAY RESOLUTION | 240 x 240 pixels |
| DISPLAY TYPE | sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP) |
| WEIGHT |
50 g |
| BATTERY LIFE | Smartwatch Mode: Up to 2 weeks GPS mode with music: Up to 10 hours GPS mode without music: Up to 36 hours |
| WATER RATING | 5 ATM |
| MEMORY/HISTORY | 200 hours of activity data |
Watch Only
- Forerunner® 945 GPS watch
- Charging cable
- Documentation
Tri-bundle
- Forerunner 945 GPS watch
- 1 extra set bands (black)
- HRM-Tri™ monitor
- HRM-Swim™ monitor
- Quick release kit
- Charging cable
- Documentation
| TIME/DATE |
✓ |
|---|---|
| GPS TIME SYNC |
✓ |
| AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME |
✓ |
| ALARM CLOCK |
✓ |
| TIMER |
✓ |
| STOPWATCH |
✓ |
| SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES |
✓ |
| WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND) | ✓ |
|---|---|
| DAILY RESTING HEART RATE | ✓ |
| ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS | yes (high and low) |
| RESPIRATION RATE (24X7) | ✓ |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION | yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep) |
| FITNESS AGE | yes (in app) |
| BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR | ✓ |
| ALL-DAY STRESS TRACKING | ✓ |
| RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER | ✓ |
| SLEEP | ✓ |
| ADVANCED SLEEP MONITORING (SLEEP SCORE & INSIGHTS) | ✓ |
| HYDRATION | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| MENSTRUAL CYCLE | Yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget) |
| GPS | ✓ |
|---|---|
| GLONASS | ✓ |
| GALILEO | ✓ |
| GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR | ✓ |
| BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER | ✓ |
| COMPASS | ✓ |
| GYROSCOPE | ✓ |
| ACCELEROMETER | ✓ |
| THERMOMETER | ✓ |
| PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR | ✓ |
| CONNECTIVITY | Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi® |
|---|---|
| CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS) | ✓ |
| SMART NOTIFICATIONS | ✓ |
| TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY) | ✓ |
| CALENDAR | ✓ |
| WEATHER | ✓ |
| CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC | ✓ |
| PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC | ✓ |
| MUSIC STORAGE | Up to 1000 songs |
| FIND MY PHONE | ✓ |
| FIND MY WATCH | ✓ |
| VIRB® REMOTE | ✓ |
| SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY | iPhone®, Android™ |
| PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE | ✓ |
| GARMIN PAY™ | ✓ |
| LIVETRACK | ✓ |
|---|---|
| GROUP LIVETRACK | ✓ |
| LIVE EVENT SHARING | Android™ Only |
| INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES | ✓ |
| ASSISTANCE | ✓ |
| DUAL GRID COORDINATES |
✓ |
|---|
| 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™ | ✓ |
| AVAILABLE GYM ACTIVITY PROFILES | Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Pilates and Yoga |
|---|---|
| CARDIO WORKOUTS | ✓ |
| STRENGTH WORKOUTS | ✓ |
| YOGA WORKOUTS | ✓ |
| PILATES WORKOUTS | ✓ |
| AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING | ✓ |
| HR ZONES |
✓ |
|---|---|
| HR ALERTS |
✓ |
| HR CALORIES |
✓ |
| % HR MAX |
✓ |
| % HRR |
✓ |
| RECOVERY TIME |
✓ |
| AUTO MAX HR |
✓ |
| HRV STRESS TEST (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+™ TO PAIRED DEVICES) |
✓ |
| RESPIRATION RATE (DURING EXERCISE) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE |
✓ |
| CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES |
✓ |
| CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES |
✓ |
| AUTO PAUSE® |
✓ |
| INTERVAL TRAINING |
✓ |
| ADVANCED WORKOUTS |
✓ |
| DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS |
✓ |
| AUTO LAP® |
✓ |
| MANUAL LAP |
✓ |
| CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS |
✓ |
| HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION |
✓ |
| VO2 MAX |
✓ |
| TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND.) |
✓ |
| TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC) |
✓ |
| TRAINING LOAD FOCUS |
✓ |
| TRAINING EFFECT |
✓ |
| TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC) |
✓ |
| PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS) |
✓ |
| CUSTOM ALERTS |
✓ |
| AUDIO PROMPTS |
✓ |
| FINISH TIME |
✓ |
| VIRTUAL PARTNER |
✓ |
| RACE AN ACTIVITY |
✓ |
| AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES |
✓ |
| MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES |
✓ |
| COURSE GUIDANCE |
✓ |
| GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS |
✓ |
| STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS |
✓ |
| ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING) |
✓ |
| TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING |
✓ |
| TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK |
✓ |
| HOT KEYS |
✓ |
| AUTO SCROLL |
✓ |
| ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH |
✓ |
| PHYSIO TRUEUP |
✓ |
| AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES | Running, Treadmill Running, Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Virtual Running, Trail Running |
|---|---|
| GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE |
✓ |
| RUNNING DYNAMICS | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF 'BOUNCE' IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) |
✓ |
| PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL) |
✓ |
| LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES |
✓ |
| RUN WORKOUTS |
✓ |
| RACE PREDICTOR |
✓ |
| FOOT POD CAPABLE |
✓ |
| PRELOADED WITH 41,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE |
✓ |
|---|---|
| YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN) |
✓ |
| YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS |
✓ |
| MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) | Automatic |
| DIGITAL SCORECARD |
✓ |
| STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) |
✓ |
| GARMIN AUTOSHOT™ |
✓ |
| AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES |
✓ |
| GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION |
✓ |
| HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS |
✓ |
| TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE |
✓ |
| ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER |
✓ |
| AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES |
Hiking, Climbing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking |
|---|---|
| POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION |
✓ |
| BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME |
✓ |
| BACK TO START |
✓ |
| TRACBACK® |
✓ |
| ULTRATRAC MODE |
✓ |
| AROUND ME MODE |
✓ |
| ELEVATION PROFILE |
✓ |
| DISTANCE TO DESTINATION |
✓ |
| BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT |
✓ |
| CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER |
✓ |
| TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB |
✓ |
| VERTICAL SPEED |
✓ |
| TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT |
✓ |
| FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT |
✓ |
| PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS |
✓ |
| DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT |
✓ |
| COMPATIBLE WITH BASECAMP™ |
✓ |
| GPS COORDINATES |
✓ |
| AREA CALCULATION | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| HUNT/FISH CALENDAR | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| PROJECTED WAYPOINT |
✓ |
| SUN AND MOON INFORMATION | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| XERO™ LOCATIONS |
✓ |
| ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) |
✓ |
|---|---|
| COURSES |
✓ |
| CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP) |
✓ |
| AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES |
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Trail Biking |
| BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR) |
✓ |
| RACE AN ACTIVITY |
✓ |
| FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER) |
✓ |
| POWER METER COMPATIBLE |
✓ |
| ADVANCED VECTOR SUPPORT |
✓ |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY) |
✓ |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) |
✓ |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS |
✓ |
| SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT |
yes |
| AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES | Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swimrun |
|---|---|
| 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) | yes (with HRM-Tri™, HRM-Swim™ and HRM-Pro™) |
| TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES | Yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
|---|
1 View current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information.
2 When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
3 Activity tracking accuracy.
4 When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run™ or HRM-Tri™ monitors (sold separately)
5 This 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.
6 May require premium subscription with a third-party music provider.
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