Garmin Forerunner 265

Train brilliantly with the Forerunner 265 GPS running smartwatch. Its colorful AMOLED touchscreen display stands out while the training readiness feature — which tells you when you’re primed for a productive  session — helps you crush your goals. Wake up to your morning report with HRV status to see health insights alongside an overview of sleep, recovery and training outlook¹. Plan your race strategy with the race widget, which enables personalized daily suggested workouts that adapt to performance, recovery, the race you’re running and its course. Get ready to make the most of every run with wrist-based running power and multi-band GPS. And when you want to switch it up with cross training, choose from more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlon, cycling, swimming and more. Get a more complete picture of your health, not just a glimpse, from your Forerunner 265 with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.

New Features as of June, 2024

NEW! GARMIN MESSENGER™ APP

It’s here — direct messaging from your wrist! This app lets you communicate via two-way text, exchanging messages with friends and family directly from your smartwatch. (Requires both the sender and receiver of messages to have the Garmin Messenger app installed on their paired smartphones)

NEW! FIND MY PHONE FEATURE

During a GPS activity with your smartwatch, an enhanced Find My Phone tool automatically stores the location should your phone get lost or disconnected. This feature can notify you that your phone is no longer detected and help you easily navigate back to where it was last connected to your smartwatch.

MORE NEW FEATURES:

• JET LEG ADVISER
• TURN POINT ENHANCEMENTS
• RECOVERY HEART RATE FOR LOW-IMPACT ACTIVITIES
• ADD SELF-EVALUATION TO ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

New Features as of March, 2024

NEW! MULTISPORT AUTO TRANSITION

Focus on the race and let your watch take care of recording splits between swim, bike and run during multisport activities.

NEW! RUNNING TRACK DATABASE

With more than 10,000 tracks (400 meters) from all over the world, use the track run activity profile to get an accurate measurement of performance – even on a track you’ve never run before.

NEW! LAP UNDO

No need to worry about accidental lap button presses any longer. With the lap undo function, you can now undo a manually recorded lap within 8 seconds of a new lap creation.

NEW! SLEEP COACH

Receive a sleep score along with personalized coaching for how much sleep is recommended and keep track of different sleep stages, naps and other key metrics (measured during sleep) such as Pulse Ox and heart rate variability (HRV) status.

NEW! JUMP ROPE ACTIVITY

Choose from free mode or goal mode (target time or target reps) to track duration, total reps, total rounds, round info, max streak, heart rate, calories burned and jump beats per minute. It also offers a customizable alert interval and countdown timer.

New Features as of December 6, 2023

NEW! DEXCOM WATCH FACE INTEGRATION

People with all types of diabetes (Type 1, Type 2 or gestational diabetes) who use a Dexcom G6 or Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System and a compatible Garmin smartwatch can view their glucose levels and trends on their watch face.

The Dexcom Connect IQ app must be installed on your smartwatch. Compatible smartphone must have a data connection and be in BLE range of both the Dexcom CGM and Garmin smartwatch.
The Dexcom Connect IQ apps are only for secondary display of data from the Dexcom CGM system and are for passive monitoring purposes only. The Dexcom apps on Connect IQ are not intended to replace the Dexcom CGM System, nor replace self-monitoring practices as advised by a physician. All therapeutic decisions, including those regarding calculating insulin or other drug dosages, should not be based on data displayed in the Dexcom apps on Connect IQ.

NEW! NAP DETECTION

This feature helps you get the most out of your naps — letting you automatically track or log your nap times to see how they benefit your body. Check recommended times and duration for insight into how your  napping habits fit into a healthy lifestyle.

NEW! BODY BATTERY ENERGY ENHANCEMENTS

Get even more details and personal insights on how sleep, naps, daily activities and high stress specifically impact your energy. You’ll also get an evening daily summary recapping your energy used throughout the  day.

NEW! SKI ACTIVITY ENHANCEMENTS

When the auto-tracking of ski runs is enabled, you’ll get a recording of metrics — such as heart rate, time, elevation and more — during your skiing. The activity will still record automatically when you’re are skiing downhill and will now pause when on a chairlift.

NEW! SMART NOTIFICATION IMAGE SUPPORT

If you’re connected to an Android phone, you can now view photos directly from your smartwatch screen.

NEW! RED SHIFT MODE

This feature changes the display to shades of red to help you better acclimate to darker conditions and reduce sleep-cycle disturbance.

New Features as of September 5, 2023

NEW! NEW ACTIVITY PROFILES

Get better at whatever with new preloaded activity profiles for team sports ranging from football, baseball and basketball to soccer, rugby, hockey, lacrosse and more — plus racket sports, boxing and others.

NEW! MUSCLE MAPS FOR PILATES, HIIT, CARDIO

See what muscles you’re working for HIIT, cardio, Pilates and strength workouts. Preview the muscle groups that your custom or preset workouts will impact, then review your stats post-workout in the Garmin Connect™ app.

NEW! WORKOUTS APP

Easily find and organize workouts across all your athletic pursuits — including daily suggested workouts plus those downloaded or created in the Garmin Connect app. Follow up with a review of workout history directly from your device.

NEW Features in the Garmin Forerunner 265 (vs. Forerunner 255)

AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY

Brilliant AMOLED touchscreen display with traditional button controls.

TRAINING READINESS

Training readiness score is based on sleep quality, recovery, training load and HRV status to determine if you’re primed to go hard and get the most out of your workout¹.

WRIST-BASED RUNNING DYNAMICS

This feature provides wrist-based advanced running dynamics, including running power, ground contact time balance, stride length and more. Get even more accurate data with an additional accessory (HRM or pod).

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep¹ and training outlook as soon as you wake up — alongside HRV status and weather. You can even customize your report to show you what you want to see.

MUSIC

Download songs and playlists from your Spotify, Deezer or Amazon Music accounts for phone-free listening.

PLUS, the same great features as previous watches:

RACE WIDGET

Get ready for your next race — whether it’s a 10K or marathon — with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance.

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

Get workouts made for you. They adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery and take into account the races coming up in your Garmin Connect™ calendar.

TRAINING STATUS

Using 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.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics™ team.