Forerunner® 945

Garmin Watches

Garmin Ltd. is an American multinational technology company founded by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in 1989 in Lenexa, Kansas, United States, with headquarters located in Olathe, Kansas. Since 2010, the company is incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Price: 659$

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.

General
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

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

Health Monitoring
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)

Sensors
GPS
GLONASS
GALILEO
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER
COMPASS
GYROSCOPE
ACCELEROMETER
THERMOMETER
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR

Daily Smart Features
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™

Safety and Tracking Features
LIVETRACK
GROUP LIVETRACK
LIVE EVENT SHARING	Android™ Only
INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES
ASSISTANCE

Tactical Features
DUAL GRID COORDINATES

Activity Tracking Features
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™

Gym & Fitness Equipment
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

Training, Planning and Analysis Features
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

Running Features
AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES	Running, Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running, Virtual 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

Golfing Features
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

Outdoor Recreation
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

Cycling Features
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

Swimming Features
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™ and HRM-Swim™)