Garmin  Forerunner 255

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Run at a higher level. The Garmin Forerunner 255 watch helps you train and recover with training status, race-day planning, GPS, and workouts that adapt to your performance and goals.

Features

  • Race widget helps you plan your race-day strategy, while morning report reveals your overall health alongside the day ahead
  • 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
  • Up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hrs. in GPS mode
  • Customize with free watch faces, apps and more from Garmin Connect IQ Store
  • With Garmin Pay™ contactless payments via a supported card, it's easy to buy that post-workout coffee
  • Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your Apple® or Android™ smartphone; respond to texts with an Android phone
  • See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges, earn badges, and more in the Garmin Connect™ smartphone app
  • Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts, and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
  • View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery
  • HRV status tracks your heart rate variability even while you sleep, giving you greater insight into your overall wellness, recovery and training performance
  • Morning report summarizes your sleep, recovery time, training status, HRV status and daily workout suggestion in one place as soon as you wake up
  • The watch evaluates your current training status to indicate if you're under-training or overdoing it and updates recovery times
  • Switch up your workout routine with more than 30 activity profiles for running, triathlon, cycling, open-water swimming and more
  • Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach for a 5K, 10K and half-marathon, or create your own custom workouts in the Garmin Connect app
  • Connect a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro™ monitor (not included) to get a continuous measurement of your running power on your wrist to help manage your effort
  • Multiband satellite tracking on GPS, GLONASS and Galileo networks gives you superior accuracy for how far and fast you move—even in challenging environments
  • Safety and tracking features make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts if you feel unsafe, if an incident is detected, or for loved ones to track your runs
  • Safety tracking features require setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available
  • This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics

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Technical Specs

Best Use

Running

Average Battery Life

Smartwatch mode: Up to 14 days. GPS-Only GNSS mode: Up to 30 hours. All-Systems GNSS mode: Up to 25 hours. All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multiband: Up to 16 hours

Battery Type

Lithium Ion

Display Size

1.3 inches

Illumination

Backlight

Altimeter

Pressure-based

Compass

Yes

GPS/Satellite Detectable

Yes

HRM Included/Integrated

Yes

Heart Rate Sensor Type

Wrist-based

Average Heart Rate

Yes

Pulse Oximeter

Yes

Heart Rate Target Zone(s)

Yes

VO2 Max Estimate

Yes

Recovery Advising

Yes

Tracks Steps

Yes

Pedometer Type

Digital 3-axis Accelerometer

Pace Alert

Yes

Interval Training

Yes

Tracks Calories Burned

Yes

Water-Resistant Depth

50 meters

Pool Lap Recognition

Yes

Stroke Recognition

Yes

Sleep Tracking

Yes

Alarm

Yes

Time Display

Yes

Stopwatch

Yes

Programmable Routes

Yes

Number of Routes

30

Number of Waypoints

1000

Customization

Apps

Widgets

Data Fields

Watch Faces

Smart Device Notifications

Yes

Data Exchange

ANT+

Bluetooth

Compatible Fitness Accessories

Heart Rate Monitor

Cadence Sensor

Gender

Unisex

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