Garmin Forerunner 265 GPS Running Watch - white/dark blue

Train brilliantly!

With the smart Garmin Forerunner 265 GPS running watch you can improve your pace, increase your performance and get closer to your personal goals. Thanks to the brilliant 1.3-inch AMOLED display and touch and button operation, you can make settings intuitively and quickly. Innovative training features, such as training readiness, give you insights into whether you're ready for your next training session based on training status, recovery time and heart rate variability. The comprehensive physiological readings help you design your workout efficiently. With the Garmin Coach, individual training plans and more, you can prepare for your next run in the best possible way. And thanks to smart features like Garmin Pay, Garmin Music and Smart Notifications, you'll also have the ideal companion on your wrist in everyday life.

Highlights of the Garmin Forerunner 265 GPS running watch

• Smart GPS running watch with AMOLED touch display and button operation
• Preloaded multisport apps, including triathlon, running, cycling, open water swimming, and more
• Training readiness - Insights into how ready your body is for a workout based on training status, recovery time and HRV3
• Heart rate variability measurement during sleep for daily as well as 7-day averages
• Running Power without compatible accessories
• Extensive physiological measurements and training functions
• High-precision positioning through multi-frequency reception8
• Smart features like Garmin Pay & Garmin Music
• Waterproof up to 50m

Features of the Garmin Forerunner 265 GPS Fitness Watch

Amoled Touchdisplay

Brilliant AMOLED touch display in 1.3 inches and a resolution of 416 x 416 pxl. Additional button controls for intuitive operation of the watch during exercise.

Morning Report

Get an overview of your sleep and workout recommendations first thing in the morning, along with HRV status and weather information. Even customize the report according to your needs.

Competition Calendar

Prepare for your next race. Whether it's a 10K or a marathon, the daily training recommendations then adjust to take into account the race and based on the distance, your fitness and more, your target time is estimated.

Daily Training Recommendations

Get customized training plans. After each run, the details are adjusted based on your performance and recovery, as well as competitions coming up according to your Garmin Connect™ calendar.

Training Readiness

Training readiness combines your acute training load with other health data such as recovery, sleep or stress and ranks your readiness for the next training individually.

Training status

With indicators like HRV status, training log and performance you get insights into your overall effort. You'll know if you're building form, in peak shape, or fatigued during your workout.

HRV Status

Record heart rate variability. during sleep and get a clearer picture of your overall health, training and recovery. The feature is based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.

Planning

Garmin Coach

Start an interactive workout and get free adaptive 5K, 10K and half marathon training plans from expert coaches.

Recovery Time

Find out how long you should recover before your next intense workout. This is based on your last workout.

Navigation features

In the Garmin Connect app, you can create routes, search for existing routes, or sync routes from your favorite third-party platforms and get turn-by-turn directions.

Sleep analysis with Sleep Score

Learn how well your body is recovering and get sleep stage information and detailed insights to optimize sleep quality.

Body Battery™.

Measure your body's energy reserves so you know when the best times are to be active or recover.

Run Time Forecast

Get information on your potential pace for a 5K, 10K, half marathon or marathon.

Menstrual Cycle Tracker

Track and store information about your menstrual cycle or pregnancy for training and nutrition information.

Preparation

Running efficiency data on your wrist

Your Forerunner measures key running efficiency data like stride rate, stride length, ground contact time, and more.

Heart Rate Measurement

Your heart rate is recorded regularly and helps you assess how hard you are training during activities.

Acute load

Compare your recent training load with the optimal range to improve your fitness.

Training Effect

See how your workouts affect endurance, speed, and power.

Performance Status

Get an analysis of pace and heart rate while running. This gives you a real-time assessment of your current performance.

VO2 Max

View your current fitness level and track long-term changes to set goals, evaluate your progress, and more.

Intensity Minutes

Save your moderate and intense activity minutes.

Health Snapshot™

Complete a 2-minute session to record key health statistics, then create a report to share with your doctor.

Stress Level Measurement

Find out what kind of day you're having: a calm day, a balanced day, or a stressful day.

Pulse Ox Sensor

Record blood oxygen levels to check acclimatization to altitude or detect any breathing difficulties during sleep.

Training instructions

Get hints about your performance and even instructions during your workouts.

Workouts

Forerunner 265 comes preloaded with free HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates workouts so you can add variety to your workouts.

Performance

Running power on your wrist

See how much power you're putting out on the trail or road. So you can regulate your effort and train even more optimally.

SATIQ™ technology and multi-frequency reception.

Get highly accurate distance recording and optimized battery life.

PacePro™

Plan your race day strategy with GPS-based pace information for a specific distance or course.

Integrated sports apps

Use more than 30 built-in activities, including cycling, open water swimming, strength training and more.

Running Track Training

Record accurate lap distances and display distances in meters.

Triathlon and multisport apps

Change your sport at the touch of a button. Use built-in profiles or create your own.

Always connected

Music on your wrist

Download songs and playlists from your Spotify or Deezer account to listen to music without a smartphone.

Security and tracking

If you don't feel safe or your smartwatch has detected an accident, a message with your live location is sent to emergency contacts.

Garmin Pay™

Pay in an instant - no wallet required. For info on participating banks, click here.

Smart Notifications

Get emails, messages and more on your Forerunner when paired with an iPhone® or Android™ smartphone.

Livetrack

Friends and family can follow your real-time location and view previously planned routes.

Garmin Connect App

View your health and fitness information, connect with friends, and more. All in this free app and with no subscription required.

Connect IQ™ Store

Download display themes, data fields and apps to your paired Forerunner.

Fitness und Outdoor Softwareupdate Q3 2024

Update your Garmin smartwatch automatically via the Garmin Connect app. Please note that the "automatic updates" function must be activated on your smartwatch. Alternatively, you can also update your Garmin product via Garmin ExpressTM on your computer. Please note that map updates for many smartwatches are only possible via Garmin ExpressTM. To be able to use the full range of functions of your Garmin smartwatch, we recommend that you always keep the software and the maps installed on it (if available) up to date.

• Garmin Coach: The Garmin Coach helps you prepare for an event or supports you in improving your fitness. Garmin Run and Cycling Coaches offer training plans that adapt individually and dynamically based on your health and activity data. Coach Greg, Amy and Jeff, on the other hand, offer defined plans for different running distances.
• Garmin Share: Share your planned routes, workouts and positions quickly and easily with other compatible Garmin devices.
• Swimming workouts: New swim workouts help you to optimize your training in the pool. Define intensity and speed goals and adapt your training to the size of the pool.
• Improved competition forecast:Get even more accurate time predictions for your running races, which now also take into account the latest best times.

Fitness und Outdoor Softwareupdate Q3 2024

Update your Garmin smartwatch automatically via the Garmin Connect app. Please note that the "automatic updates" function must be activated on your smartwatch. Alternatively, you can also update your Garmin product via Garmin ExpressTM on your computer. Please note that map updates for many smartwatches are only possible via Garmin ExpressTM. To be able to use the full range of functions of your Garmin smartwatch, we recommend that you always keep the software and the maps installed on it (if available) up to date.

• Garmin Coach: The Garmin Coach helps you prepare for an event or supports you in improving your fitness. Garmin Run and Cycling Coaches offer training plans that adapt individually and dynamically based on your health and activity data. Coach Greg, Amy and Jeff, on the other hand, offer defined plans for different running distances.
• Garmin Share: Share your planned routes, workouts and positions quickly and easily with other compatible Garmin devices.
• Swimming workouts: New swim workouts help you to optimize your training in the pool. Define intensity and speed goals and adapt your training to the size of the pool.
• Improved competition forecast:Get even more accurate time predictions for your running races, which now also take into account the latest best times.

FIT / OUT Software Update 2025

Update your Garmin smartwatch automatically via the Garmin Connect app. Please note that the "automatic updates" function must be activated on your smartwatch.

• Strength training for Garmin Run & Cycling Coach: Do you want to round off your running or cycling training with additional strength training? If you follow a Garmin Run or Cycling Coach, you can now add strength training to complement your training. Choose between strength training with your own body weight or in the gym.
• Passcode protection: Protect your sensitive data with a passcode and make sure that no one else can access your stored data. The smartwatch automatically recognizes when it has been removed from the wrist and prompts you to enter the code for further use.
• Body Battery / TrueUp: If you use multiple Garmin smartwatches that support the Body Battery function, the Body Battery value was not previously synchronized via Physio TrueUp. This is now possible with the latest software update.
• EU RED Directive on the radio transmission of sensor data: The EU's RED Directive (Radio Equipment Directive) will make certain cyber security requirements legally binding from August 1, 2025. As a result, devices with built-in radio technology must also comply with cyber security requirements from the Radio Equipment Act. Specifically, this means that users must be able to choose between open and closed transmission protocols between a smartwatch and sensors (such as a chest strap).

Included:

• 1x Garmin Forerunner 265 GPS running watch.
• 1x charging/data cable
• 1x quick start guide