Product Description:RUN AT A HIGHER LEVELYou're making strides. Now, let's take the next step. Get the training and recovery insights you'll need to notch your best time yet.
Get an overview of your sleep, HRV status and daily workout with your morning report.
Charge less, train more with up to 12 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 26 hours in GPS mode.
Push your limits with a built-in triathlon feature and 30+ activity profiles.
Plan your strategy with daily suggested workouts, course details and more on the race widget.
Utilise a full suite of advanced metrics and training tools to reach your goals.
Pay for your post-workout coffee with Garmin Pay™ contactless payments1.
READY FOR THE LONG RUNGet an uninterrupted picture of your daily health and nightly sleep with up to 12 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 26 hours in GPS mode.
(ALMOST) AS LIGHT AS A FEATHERWith its sleek design and 39g weight, you'll almost forget you're wearing a Forerunner® 255S running smartwatch — even when you're asleep.
SWEAT-READY MATERIALSFeaturing easy-to-use buttons and a silicone band, this watch is ready to wear — and tear — with durable Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3.
Light on the wrist. Not on features.
MORNING REPORTReceive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customise your report to show you what you want to see.
HRV STATUSGain a deeper understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPSTap into 30+ built-in activities, including the triathlon and open-water swimming profiles — new to the Forerunner 255 running watch series. For races and brick workouts, transition to the next activity with a single button press.
RACE ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANSGet ready for your next race, including marathons, with training tips, personalised daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions. Just enter your race and we’ll build a plan that’ll help you meet your goals.
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTSView 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 COACHFree adaptive training plans include 5K, 10K and half-marathon programmes, featuring guidance from expert coaches that adapt to you and your goals.
TRIATHLON AND MULTISPORT PROFILESSwitch between sports with one press by using built-in profiles for triathlons, duathlons, brick workouts and swimruns. Or, create your own custom multisport profiles.
WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICSThis smartwatch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more.
WRIST-BASED RUNNING POWERSee how much power you’re applying to the trail or the road so you can manage your effort and fine-tune your training. No accessory required.
RECOVERY TIMEKnow 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.
PACEPRO™ FEATURETo help you plan your race day strategy, this feature offers GPS-based pace guidance for a selected course or distance, so you can tailor your efforts to what's ahead.
GRADE-ADJUSTED PACEDon’t run out of steam before the activity is over. After configuring your data fields in the running activity, understand how to adjust your pace over varying terrain to perform according to your plan.
TRAINING STATUSUsing new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort — and whether you're training productively, peaking or strained.
ACUTE LOADSee your training history, and compare the intensity of your recent workouts to the optimal range to help improve your fitness.
TRAINING EFFECTSee how your workouts influence your endurance, speed and power with aerobic and anaerobic training effect feedback.
PERFORMANCE CONDITIONWhile you run, get an analysis of your pace and heart rate for a real-time assessment of your current ability to perform.
COURSESCreate 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.
TRACK RUNNINGReady for some speedwork? Input your lane on the built-in track run activity to record accurate lap distances and see your distances in metres.
VISUAL RACE PREDICTORBased 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 highlights your training's impact over time.
CROSS-TRAININGMix up your training with different types of workouts. Free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts come preloaded on the watch, and you can download more from the Garmin Connect app.
TARGETED ADAPTIVE COACHINGView your entire week of daily suggested cycling workouts directly on your smartwatch — which adapt to match your performance and the demands of upcoming events in your Garmin Connect™ smartphone app calendar.
A depth of wellness insights.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATEThe watch constantly samples your heart rate2 with our latest-generation 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 MONITORINGTrack your body's energy levels so you can find the best times for activity and rest2.
IMPROVED SLEEP MONITORING AND SLEEP SCOREUnderstand how your body is recovering - and get ready for training - with our improved sleep monitoring feature. After waking up, you'll receive a sleep score, as well as a breakdown of your sleep stages, Pulse Ox3 and respiration, alongside detailed insights for improved sleep quality.
PULSE OX SENSORThis wrist-based pulse ox sensor3 monitors blood oxygen saturation levels to support advanced sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation.
WOMEN'S HEALTH TRACKINGUse 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.
INTENSITY MINUTESOur intensity minutes feature tells you when during the day you earned them and during what activity.
STRESS TRACKINGFind out if you're having a calm, balanced or stressful day. Relax reminders will even prompt you to do a short breathing activity when the watch detects that you're feeling stressed.
HEALTH SNAPSHOT™ FEATURELog a 2-minute session to record key stats, including heart rate2, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox3, respiration and stress. Then generate a report with those stats to share via the Garmin Connect app on your compatible smartphone.
Stay connected at every step.
SATIQ™ TECHNOLOGYMulti-band GNSS with SatIQ technology ensures the best positioning accuracy in any environment while also optimising the device’s battery life.
GARMIN PAY CONTACTLESS PAYMENTSBreeze through checkout lines with Garmin Pay contactless payments1 through participating providers.
SMART NOTIFICATIONSReceive 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.
SAFETY AND TRACKING FEATURESIf you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident occurred, the Assistance and incident detection features4 send your location to emergency contacts. Incident detection is enabled by default for select activity profiles only.
LIVETRACK FEATUREUse LiveTrack to let friends and family follow your real-time location4 and even view your entire pre-planned course. Rest assured that your loved ones know exactly where you're running.
GARMIN CONNECT APPSee 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™ STOREDownload custom watch faces, add data fields, and get apps and widgets from the Connect IQ Store app downloaded on your compatible smartphone.
- 1 View current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information.
- 2Activity tracking accuracy.
- 3This 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.
- 4When paired with your compatible smartphone.. For safety and tracking feature requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.