10 Best garmin for running (2025)

• Easy-to-use running watch monitors heart rate (this is not a medical device) at the wrist and uses GPS to track how far, how fast and where you’ve run
• Battery life: up to 2 weeks in smartwatch mode; up to 20 hours in GPS mode
• Plan your race day strategy with the PacePro feature (not compatible with on-device courses), which offers GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance
• Run your best with helpful training tools, including race time predictions and finish time estimates
• Track all the ways you move with built-in activity profiles for running, cycling, track run, virtual run, pool swim, Pilates, HIIT, breathwork and more

• Built with a slim design and an always-on, full-color display that’s light on the wrist and easy to read even in direct sunlight — with available sizes of 46 mm and 41 mm
• Forerunner 255 Music provides up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training
• Download up to 500 songs to your watch, including playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (subscription required), and connect with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening
• Morning report summarizes your sleep, HRV status and daily workout suggestion in one place as soon as you wake up (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
• Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance

• Easy-to-use running smartwatch with built-in GPS for pace/distance and wrist-based heart rate; brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls; lightweight design in 43 mm size
• Up to 11 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 19 hours in GPS mode
• Reach your goals with personalized daily suggested workouts that adapt based on performance and recovery; use Garmin Coach and race adaptive training plans to get workout suggestions for specific events
• 25+ built-in activity profiles include running, cycling, HIIT, strength and more
• As soon as you wake up, get your morning report with an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook alongside weather and HRV status (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)

• Brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls; lightweight design in 46 mm size
• Up to 13 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode
• As soon as you wake up, get your morning report with an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
• Plan race strategy with personalized daily suggested workouts based on the race and course that you input into the Garmin Connect app and then view the race widget on your watch; daily suggested workouts adapt after every run to match performance and recovery
• Training readiness score is based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to determine if you’re primed to go hard and get the most out of your workout (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)

• 17 built-in activity profiles including running, cycling, pool swimming, virtual running, Pilates, HIIT and breathing exercises.
• Suggested daily training taking into account the level of fitness.
• Free training plans to prepare a 5 km, 10 km or half marathon.
• GPS/Glonass/Galileo: allows you to know its position more precisely even in the steepest areas. Built-in G-sensor.
• Features PacePro, Finish Time and Recovery Time for perfect effort management.

• Brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls and lightweight titanium bezel
• Battery life: up to 23 days of battery life in smartwatch mode, up to 31 hours in GPS mode
• Confidently run any route using full-color, built-in maps and multi-band GPS
• Training readiness score is based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to determine if you’re primed to go hard and reap the rewards (data presented is intended to be a close estimation of metrics tracked)
• Plan race strategy with personalized daily suggested workouts based on the race and course that you input into the Garmin Connect app and then view the race widget on your watch; daily suggested workouts adapt after every run to match performance and recovery

• Premium heart rate strap transmits accurate real-time heart rate and heart rate variability data via ANT plus technology and BLUETOOTH Low Energy technology to Garmin devices, compatible fitness equipment, the Tacx Training app and other apps
• Captures running dynamics, such as vertical oscillation, ground contact time, stride length, vertical ratio and more to help improve your form and enable running power on your compatible Garmin watch
• Computes pace and distance for treadmill or indoor track workouts
• Stores heart rate data during swimming or other activities out of range of your watch then automatically sends the data to your compatible Garmin watch when the activity is finished
• Includes activity tracking to store steps, calories, intensity minutes and all-day heart rate then updates all Garmin devices via the Garmin Connect app and the TrueUp feature

• Built with an always-on, full-color display that’s light on the wrist and easy to read even in direct sunlight
• Battery life: up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training (assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions); up to 42 hours in GPS mode and up to 49 hours with solar charging (assuming continuous use for entire period in 50,000 lux conditions); up to 110 hours in UltraTrac mode with solar charging (assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions)
• Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen
• Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track
• 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 typically don't penetrate — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments

This Garmin Forerunner® 255, GPS Running Smartwatch, Advanced Insights, Long-Lasting Battery, Slate Gray (Renewed) is a top choice in . Customers appreciate its quality, performance, and value.

• GPS running smartwatch with music advanced training features, Lens Material:Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Bezel Material: fiber-reinforced polymer, Strap material:silicone
• Battery life: up to 7 days in smartwatch mode and 6 hours in GPS mode with music
• Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; Offers additional performance monitoring features
• Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin coach, or create your own custom workouts on our Garmin connect online fitness community
• Provides advanced running dynamics, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more (When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM Run or HRM Tri monitors (sold separately))