Product Description
Run at a higher level with the Forerunner 255 smartwatch. These running smartwatches help you train and recover smarter with training status, running power, multi-band GPS and daily suggested workouts that adapt to your performance and goals. Plus, other new features - such as race widget - help you plan your race-day strategy, and morning report with HRV status reveals your overall health alongside the day ahead. And with Garmin Pay contactless payments with a supported card, it's never been easier to buy that post-workout coffee - no matter how you work out - with more than 30 activity profiles, including triathlon, cycling, swimming and more. With Forerunner 255, you can get a continuous picture of your health, from training and recovery to sleep quality and overall wellness - and with up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode.
Dimension
Product Height : 1.8 inches
Product Width :1.8 inches
Product Depth :0.5 inches
Product Weight :1.7 ounces
Features
Compatibility Compatible with iPhone and Android devices
Battery life Forerunner 255 Music provides up to 14 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training
Music on your wrist Download up to 500 songs to your watch, including playlists from Spotify, Amazon Music or Deezer (subscription required), and connect with your wireless headphones for phone-free listening
Morning report Morning report summarizes your sleep, HRV status and daily workout suggestion in one place as soon as you wake up (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
Race widget Get ready for your next race with training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
Suggested workouts View your entire week of daily suggested workouts, which adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery
HRV Status HRV status tracks your heart rate variability while you sleep, giving you greater insight into your overall wellness, recovery and training performance (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
Garmin coach 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 smartphone app
Training status Quickly access your kid’s emergency contact information with the ICE (in case of emergency) widget
Running power When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor (sold separately), get a continuous measurement on your wrist of how much power you’re applying to the road as you run, so you can manage your effort
Running dynamics When using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor (sold separately), get advanced running dynamics, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more
Built-In sports apps Switch up your workout routine with activity profiles for running, triathlon, cycling, open-water swimming and more
Mulit-band satellite Multi-band satellite tracking on GPS, GLONASS and Galileo networks gives you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments
Safety and tracking Safety and tracking features make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts if you feel unsafe, an incident is detected or for loved ones to track your runs (Requires setup and your smartphone to be in an area with network coverage where data connectivity is available)
Smart notifications Receive emails, texts and alerts right on your watch when paired with your Apple or Android smartphone; you can even respond to texts if you have an Android phone
Garmin pay With a supported bank, leave your cash and cards at home; Garmin Pay contactless payments let you pay for purchases on the go
Garmin Connect See your health and fitness information, connect and compete with friends, sign up for challenges to earn badges and more — all in one free, zero-subscription app
Connect IQ Customize with free watch faces, apps and more from our Connect IQ Store
What's Included
Forerunner 255 Music, Black
Charging/Data Cable
Documentation
Reviews
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forerunner 255 and 265
I tested for one month, it perfect for make exercice and for metrics, the display is good esay to see, I upgrade the watch for the foreruner 265 that have more modern display and I like more, both are very good, for me I liked the more colorfull display on the 265, I bought to here at ebay
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Awesome for runners!!
The only thing I still wish this watch had was the white band and rose gold watch face but other than that, this has everything I was looking for. The 255 has the familiar Garmin 5 buttons. When I switched from the Apple Watch to Garmin, it took me about a week to get familiar using the buttons. So far, I’ve used it hiking, running, standup paddleboarding. Very light. Love the customizable 6 field data screen which can be done on the watch and the phone. GPS now comes multi band and it did very well out in the mountains (ice house trail). Love the color screen (my previous watches 645 music, venu 2S, 745, 245). It’s great Garmin included the altimeter to track those hill elevations (245 doesn’t have that). Love the training stats (venu 2S doesn’t have that). Sleep tracking is informative too (745 doesn’t have that. And the 745 was just more on the heavier side). I had all those other watches and wasn’t happy and kept my Garmin 645 music because of the run stats. Venu 2S was good till I keep accidentally ending runs because of the touchscreen. So Garmin 255s really works well just having the buttons. I’ve used music with Spotify and connected to my aeropex headset and sounds pretty nice. The morning report is a great motivator, nice touch!! The body battery is quite accurate on how I feel throughout the day. As for the watch battery, I charge every 5-6 days depending on activities and that’s tolerable. I plan on doing half marathon races and entered the races and the watch now tells me how many weeks to go to train for the races. Also, for triathletes, this now also includes triathlon for tracking. Before, only 745 has that. Pretty neat! Also, the watch band is easily changeable and I used my previous venu 2S bands, same size. Highly recommended!
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Fitness watch done right
I decided to go a different route switching from the Whoop to Garmin as my run training was getting more involved. I cannot say enough good things about the Garmin Forerunner. The details and insights given through the watch and app are second to none. If you’re looking for an all around training tool, this is the training fitness watch for you!
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Amazing
Amazing. Enjoying a lot Thais watch. Better than .
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Solid
GPS picks up fast, and music works well without needing to have phone with you. Takes a while to figure out.
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Great device!
Great device for training. The device is accurate with the BP.
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Pretty good watch with only minor drawbacks.
So far I have really liked this watch. I gives me a lot of information and does all the tracking of routes you would expect. It's comfortable to wear and looks like it will hold up to being put through daily activities and workouts. Two downs points, so far haven't been able to connect my Spotify account to it, and at times it would be nice if it had a touch screen face.
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Great upgrade!!!
This was a great upgrade to my olde Fenix 5. I have been a Garmin user for the last 12 years and this one does not disappoint. The Music feature is great as I don't need to carry my phone when out on a run.
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Awesome choice, highly recommended
Upgraded to this one, much better than earlier, highly recommended
