Garmin® Forerunner® 970, Premium GPS Running and Triathlon Smartwatch, AMOLED Display, Built-in LED Flashlight, Soft Gold Titanium with French Gray Case and French Gray/Translucent Indigo Band

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For performance-driven runners, there’s Forerunner® 970 — the premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch with our brightest AMOLED display, durable sapphire lens and lightweight titanium bezel. Use the built-in LED flashlight for greater awareness when you head out before the sun’s up or stay out past dark. Understand your overall energy efficiency with running economy, and see how much you are slowing down when your foot hits the ground with step speed loss (HRM 600 monitor required; sold separately). Running tolerance helps you understand the real impact running has on your body so you can adjust your training to avoid overload and improve. Use multi-band GPS and full-color, built-in maps plus navigation enhancements to stay on track while you train. Forerunner 970 is ready to go as long as you are, with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode. If you ever go too far, use the built-in speaker and microphone to make a call from your wrist (when paired with your smartphone).
Our brightest AMOLED touchscreen display with button controls, a lightweight titanium bezel and sapphire lens, plus a built-in LED flashlight for greater awareness in the dark during early morning or late-night runs
Up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 26 hours in GPS mode for a more complete picture of your training and recovery
Understand your overall energy efficiency with running economy, and see how much you’re slowing down when your foot hits the ground with step speed loss (HRM 600 monitor required; sold separately); running tolerance helps you understand the real impact running has on your body so you can adjust your training to avoid overload and improve
Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with Garmin Coach training plans; these running and triathlon plans are personalized to you and adapt based on your performance and recovery
Built-in microphone and speaker let you make and take phone calls from your wrist when your watch is paired to your smartphone — and you can even use your smartphone’s voice assistant to respond to text messages and more
Confidently run any route by using full-color, built-in maps and multi-band GPS; with dynamic round-trip routing, you can break off the path, and your watch will develop a new route that will get you the same mileage
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)
ECG app can record your heart rhythm and check for signs of atrial fibrillation (not available in all countries; for people 22 years or older)
Multisport auto-transition detects sport changes between swim, bike and run in multisport activities — so you can focus on the race and let your watch take care of recording splits
Get wrist-based running dynamics, including cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more, plus wrist-based running power, which gives you a continuous measurement of how much power you’re applying to the ground

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Reviewer: Cainan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 5/5 ABSOLUTELY LOVE!
Review: Why did you pick this product vs others?:I’ve known people who have Garmin watches and they swear by them- I spent several days and what feels like hundreds of man hours watching video after video on YouTube trying to find the perfect watch for me and this is by far the best choice I could’ve made! I love everything about it! The screen has zero lag and it work flawlessly (its also VERY bright and vibrant) in comparison to the fenix 8. If you’re on the fence just watch desfit on YouTube or either DC Rainmaker- they both have very good videos explaining the details and layout of the watch along with very important information about its software and they list a bunch of pros and cons. Neither are sponsored by Garmin and I found they helped me a lot! Battery life:Coming from the Apple ultra it’s the most amazing thing possible!
Reviewer: EJ
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A M A Z I N G
Review: This watch is awesome for the things it is capable to do for a runner, such as myself.I’ve moved on from a Samsung Watch 5(Samsung fan), to this and I have not been disappointed!I’d say it is pretty pricy, and this is my first time ever owning such a watch. I had picked this(2nd best) over Garmin’s Fenix 8 (Their top watch), due to me not really wanting to pay a little extra for the extra features such as the Solar Charging or Longer battery life, because I don’t mind charging my watch ever so often and I am not outside THAT much for it to make a difference. At least 2 hours at most for my training. The watch will last me a long enough (~10 to 14days) without charging and I am happy with that versus me having to charge my Samsung watch like 1.5x a day which was getting annoying. The quality of the watch is amazing, the Glass is supposed to be stronger than the Gorilla kind and the material of the bezel makes it look so premium. The charging speed is also pretty good, I don’t realize how fast it charges but I know it’s quick (~1hr) from 0 to 100.The sensors it has seems pretty good and capable of tracking my daily results. It is keeping me in shape. Overall I recommend for the runners or just anyone who likes to keep track of things or a good, lasting watch!
Reviewer: Gabriel de franco fernandes
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Excellent watch for daily physical training
Review: Arrived quickly and everything was fine, satisfied with the purchase.
Reviewer: Brandon
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Lightweight and comfortable, full-featured; glitchy touchscreen
Review: I really like how light and comfortable the 970 is compared to Enduro and Fenix watches. It’s also very full-featured. 5-day battery life with AOD is okay, and it charges quickly. (15 days without AOD.)The AMOLED display looks great indoors in medium-to-bright light, and outdoors if it’s overcast. In active mode, it’s okay-not-great in bright sunlight. Both active and AOD can be a bit too bright in the dark. The one real fault here is that the AOD practically disappears in bright sunlight.The touchscreen is extremely overly sensitive at times. A slight accidental brush of the screen with my sleeve can start rearranging my glance widgets! Sometimes it’s so hypersensitive I just have to disable the touch screen for a bit. Everything is fine with the touch screen disabled. This is the biggest flaw, and I hope it can be fixed with software updates. I used the Enduro 3 for a few weeks and its touch screen was just fine, not hyperactive like the 970.Aside from the glitchy touch screen and the AOD that’s invisible in bright sunlight, I like the 970 and am keeping it. In some ways I like the Enduro 3 better, but it’s just too big for comfort. The comfortable 970 wins.
Reviewer: B. B.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Upgraded from FR 945 – Worth It!
Review: I recently upgraded from the Forerunner 945 to the FR 970 as part of my preparation for the TCS New York City Marathon, and so far, I’m impressed.The AMOLED display is a game changer – bright, crisp, and easy to read even in direct sunlight. It makes glancing at metrics during workouts feel much more natural and engaging. The overall resolution and responsiveness also feel like a noticeable step up from the 945.While I haven’t had the chance to fully test the mapping/navigation features yet, I’m planning to explore that soon, especially for long runs in new areas. Everything else – from the daily suggested workouts to recovery metrics – feels more refined and helpful for structured marathon training.So far, it’s been a solid investment and exactly the kind of upgrade I was hoping for.
Reviewer: Amazon_Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautiful
Review: Best Garmin watch ever! So light and thin. I’ve had no issues with bugs so far and it looks so beautiful. Love the sapphire screen and the accuracy has been great!
Reviewer: H.T. Nieuwenhuis
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Superb device, but beware Amazon’s ability to get it to you
Review: Garmin’s Forerunner stands out in the breadth of its functionality. You’ll never need all of it, but what you need it likely has.However, I must provide caution regarding purchasing this item here. If my experience is not uncommon, you can expect that the order will get stuck without anyone able to find it, that you may have to order it again, that delivery drivers will fake attempts to deliver it, and that Amazon will deny written promises of discounts.
Reviewer: Susana
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Best watch for runners.
Review: Fitness tracker:Best running watch. Better accuracy on treadmill runs and so many utilities that really help to track the progress.
Reviewer: carlos morales entzin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Me encantó