If you’re a passionate athlete or adventure seeker, the Garmin Forerunner 970 HR GPS Multisport Watch was made for you. This isn’t just a watch; it’s the ultimate partner for runners, cyclists, swimmers and explorers who thrive on fitness data - helping to fuel your motivation and track your progress  

Whether you’re chasing sunrise miles, tackling weekend trails or training for your next marathon, the Forerunner 970 keeps up with your pace - and guides you on when to push further and when to wind back to speed up your recovery. As one of Garmin’s premium running smartwatches, it blends adventure-ready toughness with cutting-edge performance features designed to help you train smarter, stay safe and enjoy every step. 

The 1.4-inch AMOLED display is bold, bright and crystal clear, even in full sunlight. Crafted with a titanium bezel and a durable sapphire lens, this sportswatch feels premium yet lightweight - built for comfort, style and durability. 

The built-in speaker and microphone on your sportswatch allows you to stay connected during activity. Easily take and make calls when it’s synced to your smartphone, and take advantage of the voice commands or your smartphone’s voice assistant to stay in touch - replying to text messages on the run. With your new multisport watch, you can even listen to music on your wrist to move to the rhythm of your favourite playlist. 

What really makes the Garmin Forerunner 970 stand out from the pack is how it understands you. It’s loaded with premium training and recovery features, tracking everything from your running economy to your running tolerance. That means you’ll always know when to push harder and when to take it easy - like having a personal trainer on your wrist. 

Heading out early or staying out late for a night run? The built-in LED flashlight increases your visibility in low light conditions, so the time of day can’t hold you back.

You’ll run feeling lighter and worry free with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and an incredible 26 hours in GPS mode - perfect for long adventures or race weekends. With full-colour, built-in maps, SATIQ technology and multi-band GPS, you can explore confidently knowing you’re always on track, whether you're running beneath towering skyscrapers or through tranquil trails with dense coverage.

Key Smartwatch & Lifestyle Features: 

• Run-ready Comfort, Adventure-Worthy Navigation And Powerful Performance: Built to support elite athletes as one of the best running smartwatches from Garmin. 
• Lightweight Titanium Bezel And Sapphire Lens: Lightweight durability to conquer rugged conditions and high-intensity training. 
• Vibrant AMOLED Display: 1.4-inch display provides stunning clarity and colour in every condition.
• Built-in LED Flashlight: Transition from day runs to night runs with peace of mind with an LED flashlight to help you stand out. 
• Built-in Speaker And Microphone: Take calls, respond to texts, listen to music and use voice control effortlessly on your runs. 
• Phone-Free Listening Of Your Playlist: Run to your rhythm by downloading and storing songs from Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music or YouTube Music right on your sportswatch (subscription may be required).
• Long-lasting Power: Smartwatch mode offers up to 15 days of battery life to keep up with your action-packed training plan.
• Garmin Pay Contactless Payments: Garmin Pay keeps life moving. With participating providers, you can tap your wrist to pay instantly or glide through your daily commute - no fumbling, no slowing down, just effortless convenience.

Premium Navigation & Tracking Features: 

• Built-in, Full-Colour Maps: A must-have for adventurers seeking user-friendly navigation to safely explore the world around you. 
• SATIQ Technology And Multi-band GPS: Reliable accuracy for route tracking anywhere you train.
• Turn-by-turn Directions: Design your own routes or explore ready-made courses in the Garmin Connect smartphone app. You can even sync courses from your favorite third-party platforms and enjoy turn-by-turn guidance as you move.
• Intuitive Round-trip Routing: Set your goal distance and let your watch do the rest - it’ll map out a route that loops you back. Even if you wander off course, it’ll create a fresh path that hits your target kilometres.
• LiveTrack: Share your journey - friends and family can see where you are in real time and follow along your planned route. 
• Safety And Tracking: If you’re in a situation where you don’t feel safe, or your watch detects an incident, it has your back - it’ll send a message with your exact location in real time when synced with a compatible smartphone.

Advanced Training Features: 

• Multisport Tracking: Explore over 30 preloaded sports and fitness activities - from running and cycling to open water swimming and strength training - giving you vast ways to move and challenge yourself.
• Garmin Coach Adaptive Training Plans: Stay motivated with personalised training plans for running, triathlon, cycling and strength training - with key plans tailored to adapt to your day-to-day fitness and recovery level.
• Wrist-Based Running Metrics: Track your stride length, cadence, ground contact time and receive estimations of your pace for various distances, from 5K to marathon.  
• Daily Suggested Workouts: Your runs and rides evolve with you - every workout adjusts based on how you performed and how well you’ve recovered, keeping your training perfectly in sync with your body.
• Training Status: Drawing on insights from your heart rate variability (HRV) trends, workout history and VO₂ max, you’ll uncover how your body’s truly responding to training -  revealing whether you’re in a phase of growth, at your peak, or edging into overtraining.

Premium Running Features: 

• Running Economy: Get a complete picture of your running efficiency. By pairing your running watch with the Garmin HRM 600 Heart Rate Monitor (sold separately), you can unlock detailed insights into your energy use and performance over time - tracking your long-term mileage, stride length and how much your pace drops with every footstrike.
• Running Tolerance: Learn what your body needs to thrive. Discover how each run affects your body, then follow your personalised weekly mileage guide to train safely and effectively - reducing your risk of overtraining. 

Advanced Health And Recovery Features: 

• Effortlessly Tracks Key Health And Recovery Metrics: Know your body better with HRV tracking to monitor stress and recovery, pulse ox sensor to monitor blood oxygen saturation and VO₂ Max. 
• Training Readiness: As soon as you wake, your personalised readiness score reveals how well you’ve slept, recovered and balanced your training - guiding you to know if today’s the day to push your limits or embrace recovery.
• Evening Report: Before going to sleep for the night, your evening report gently sets you up for tomorrow - reminding you how much rest you need, what’s on your workout plan, the forecast ahead and what’s on your schedule, so you can wake up ready.
• Sleep Coach: Sleep tracking and guidance on how to elevate your sleep quality. The sportswatch can even automatically monitor your naps. 
• Tracks Breathing Variations: Get deeper insight into your health. The breathing variations feature tracks subtle changes in your nighttime breathing.
• Monitors Skin Temperature: The skin temperature monitoring records shifts during sleep that can be influenced by various environmental factors, training load, women’s health and more. 

What’s In The Box? 

• Garmin Forerunner 970 GPS running watch
• Charging Cable
• Documentation

Brand : Garmin Watches

Heart Rate Monitor : Inbuilt

GPS Enabled : Yes

Product Family : Forerunner

Smart Phone Notifications : Yes

Device Type : Health

Water Resistance : Water Resistant 5ATM

Battery : Rechargeable

Music Storage : Yes

Weight : 56g / 2oz

Dimensions : 47mm x 47mm x 12.9mm

Display Size : 35.3mm / 1.4in diameter

Display Resolution : 454 x 454 pixels

Bezel Material : Titanium

Lens Material : Sapphire crystal

Strap Material : Silicone

Wrist Sizes : 135 - 205mm

Quickfit Watch Band Compatible : Yes - 22mm

Connectivity : Bluetooth, ANT+, Wi-Fi

Battery Life (Smartwatch Mode) : Up to 15 days

Battery Life (GPS-Only GNSS Mode) : Up to 26 hours

Battery Life (All-Systems GNSS Mode + Multi-Band With Music) : Up to 12 hours

Battery Type : Lithium ion

Satellite Systems : GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BEIDOU

Memory/History : 32 GB