You’re a runner, so train like one with Forerunner 45 or the smaller-sized Forerunner 45S. Both fuss-free watches monitor heart rate1 at the wrist and use GPS to track your pace, distance and more. They also work with free Garmin Coach adaptive training plans, which bring personal coaching to your wrist.
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Whether you run to chase down new PBs, find your Zen or simply enjoy the outdoors, Garmin has a watch for you. That includes everything from easy-to-use GPS running watches to advanced smartwatches with extended battery life and music storage. Whatever reason you run for, run with Forerunner.
WRIST-BASED HEART RATE1
GPS
GARMIN COACH
SMART NOTIFICATIONS2
SAFETY AND TRACKING3
Run Your Heart Out
Built-in GPS and wrist-based heart rate1 let you monitor key aspects of your running and fitness progress by tracking distance, calories, pace and more.
Get Help From Garmin Coach
Whether you’re training for a 5K or even going for a half-marathon, your personal running coach is always on hand. Choose your expert coach and your race goal. Then receive a free training plan and step-by-step guidance. The workouts sync right to your watch and adapt based on your performance in the plan.
Stay Connected
The Forerunner 45 series can help make sure you never miss something important while you’re working out. Get notifications for calls and texts on your wrist1. Also control the music playing on your smartphone, and let family and friends track your runs with the LiveTrack feature.
Heightened Awareness
It’s easy to get a little extra peace of mind for you and your loved ones. The Forerunner 45 series comes equipped with safety and tracking features3 that make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts — manually or automatically with built-in incident detection.
MUSIC
TRAINING STATUS
ADVANCED WORKOUTS
RUNNING DYNAMICS6
SAFETY AND TRACKING3
You do the running. Forerunner 245 Music does the thinking. This GPS running smartwatch evaluates performance stats such as VO2 max, aerobic and anaerobic training effects, and training status, which indicates if you’re undertraining or overdoing it. You can also track advanced running dynamics6 such as ground contact time balance and stride length. Store up to 500 songs right on your watch for phone-free listening, and even sync your favourite music from select streaming services7.
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Your Music, Your Motivation
Take your tunes to go, and leave your phone behind. Store up to 500 of your favourite songs — and even playlists from your streaming services such as Deezer, Spotify® and more — right on your watch so you can listen with headphones equipped with Bluetooth® wireless technology while you run.
Advanced Running Dynamics and Performance Monitoring
Perfect your running form with detailed running dynamics1 such as ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more. The watch also evaluates your training and recovery, bringing you metrics such as training status and more.
Advanced Workouts
Work out your way by downloading free workouts or creating your own custom ones on the Garmin Connect™ online fitness community. Or if you’ve got a goal in mind for your next 5K, the Garmin Coach feature lets you select from free training plans that adapt to your goals and provide expert coaching every step of the way.
Connect IQ™ Apps
Personalise your watch with free watch faces, widgets and apps from our Connect IQ store so you can know when your Uber is arriving, turn on the lights with the SmartThings app and more.
Heightened Awareness
It’s easy to get a little extra peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Forerunner 245 Music has new safety and tracking features that let you share your live location with chosen contacts — manually or automatically with built-in incident detection, if needed.
MUSIC
GARMIN PAY™5
CONNECT IQ™
RUNNING DYNAMICS6
CONNECTED FEATURES2
TRAINING STATUS
With Forerunner 645 Music, every run can become your best performance yet. This GPS running watch stores up to 500 songs and syncs your playlists from select music streaming services to your watch for easy, phone-free listening while you run. It also features the Garmin Pay™ contactless payment solution5, so you can leave your wallet at home, plus advanced running dynamics6 to help you fine-tune your training. Monitor heart rate at the wrist1, and tap into performance monitoring features, such as training status, that let you see how your body is responding to your workout efforts. Connected features2 bring you smart notifications and LiveTrack. And with Connect IQ™, you can even customise your watch with free watch faces and apps such as Uber, SmartThings and AccuWeather MinuteCast.
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Your Music, Your Motivation
Take your tunes to go, and leave your phone behind. Store up to 500 of your favourite songs — and even playlists from your streaming services like iHeartRadio, Deezer and more — right on your watch so you can listen through headphones enabled with BLUETOOTH® technology while you run.
Make Purchases on the Run
No wallet? No problem. Forerunner 645 Music includes the Garmin Pay contactless payment solution1, so you can make secure payments using just your watch.
Advanced running dynamics and performance monitoring
Perfect your running form with detailed running dynamics1 such as ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more. The watch also evaluates your training and recovery, bringing you metrics such as training status and more.
Connected features
With connected features1, you can receive and respond to text messages8, and even get social media and other notifications delivered to your wrist. Let friends and family track your runs with LiveTrack, and have your activities automatically uploaded to Garmin Connect™.
Connect IQ™ Apps
Personalise your watch with free watch faces, widgets and apps from our Connect IQ store so you can know when your Uber is arriving, turn on the lights with the SmartThings app and more.
BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS
PERFORMANCE MONITORING
DAILY WORKOUT SUGGESTIONS
MUSIC
GARMIN PAY™5
Chase down new PRs with Forerunner 745. This GPS running watch is made for runners and triathletes like you who need detailed training stats and on-device workouts plus smartwatch functions like music, contactless payments and more.
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Track your training sessions
With multi-satellite system support, Forerunner 745 can track your runs, rides and swims with better accuracy than ever.
More ways to work out
Get built-in activity profiles for running, triathlon, cycling, swimming, track running and more. And for races and brick workouts, the auto multisport feature lets you switch sports with just one button press.
Smart workout guidance
Forerunner 745 provides personalised run and cycling workout suggestions based on your current training load and training status.
Get help from Garmin Coach
Choose your expert coach and your race goal. Then receive a free training plan and step-by-step guidance. The workouts sync right to your watch and adapt based on your performance in the plan.
MUSIC
TRAINING STATUS
GARMIN PAY™5
MAPS
SAFETY AND TRACKING3
You’re an athlete, and this is your watch. Forerunner 945 lets you sync with premium music services to put your songs on your wrist. It also offers our most advanced physiological features, including training load focus and more. Plus you get the convenience of quick, contactless payments5 from the wrist with Garmin Pay™.
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Your Music, Your Motivation
Take your tunes to go, and leave your phone behind. Sync playlists from your select music streaming accounts— such as Spotify®, Deezer and more — to your watch for phone-free listening. Or easily transfer up to 1,000 songs from your own music library right to your watch.
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Train smarter with a GPS watch that tracks training status and VO2 max, adjusting the results based on heat and altitude. Forerunner 945 also monitors your recovery time, overall training load and training load focus. And when paired with our HRM-Swim™ or HRM-Tri™ chest straps (sold separately), you can keep recording valuable heart rate1 data even when you hit the pool.
Make purchases on the run
No wallet? No problem. The Forerunner 945 GPS smartwatch includes the Garmin Pay™ contactless payment solution5, so you can make secure payments using just your watch.
Mapping on Your Wrist
To keep you from getting lost during your runs and rides, Forerunner 945 includes full-colour maps. Wherever your workouts take you, find the best routes, and follow them with at-a-glance navigation.
Heightened Awareness
It’s easy to get a little extra peace of mind for you and your loved ones. Forerunner 945 comes equipped with safety and tracking features3 that make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts manually, or automatically with built-in incident detection.
Which device is right for you?
FR 45/45S
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FR 245/245M
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FR 645/645M
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FR 745
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FR 945
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Garmin Coach Training Plans
Train for a 5K, 10K or half-marathon race with expert coaching and a free dynamic training plan that shifts based on your goals and performance. Workouts sync right to your watch.
Learn moreGarmin Connect™
Upload your activities, and interact with a thriving online community where you can connect and compete — and even share your triumphs via social media.
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Running Dynamics
View and analyse important running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and more. All you need is your Forerunner watch and a compatible running dynamics accessory.
Running Dynamics Pod
Track the metrics you need to improve your running form. Just clip this tiny pod to the back waistband of your shorts, and head out for a run.
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HRM-Dual™ Monitor
In addition to ANT+® connectivity, this heart rate monitor transmits real-time heart rate data over BLUETOOTH® Low Energy technology, so you can train indoors and connect with third-party training apps such as Zwift while sharing accurate data with your Garmin device.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license.
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HRM-PRO™ MONITOR
Featuring dual transmission, this premium chest strap lets you share accurate heart rate data — even underwater — with your Garmin device, compatible fitness equipment and third-party training apps, such as Zwift. It also helps you improve your running form by providing running dynamics.
Learn more2When paired with a compatible smartphone.
3When paired with a compatible smartphone. For safety and tracking features requirements and limitations, see Garmin.com/safety.
4This is not a medical device and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or monitoring of any medical condition; see Garmin.com/ataccuracy. Pulse Ox not available in all countries.
5View current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information.
6When used with Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Run™ or HRM-Tri™ monitors (sold separately).
7Requires premium subscription with a third-party music provider.
8Responding capability available for Android™ customers only. Android™ is a trademark of Google LLC.
9When used with HRM-Swim™ or HRM-Tri monitor; included with some models, sold separately on others.
SPOTIFY and the Spotify logo are among the registered trademarks of Spotify AB.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Garmin is under license.
Android™ is a trademark of Google LLC.