Garmin Forerunner 255

Get full spectrum insights into your health and wellness, while also elevating your running to the next level with the new Garmin Forerunner 255. The next evolution of the fan-favorite Forerunner line, the Garmin Forerunner 255 GPS Watch is an invaluable training tool for the devoted runner with new features like Morning reports, race widgets, and daily suggested training plans, all designed to help runners maximize their running efforts and maintain their overall health. With live tracking and personal stats throughout your workout and sleep monitoring at night, learning to train and recover at your peak has never been easier.

Other notable updates include a strengthened battery life, which can last up to 14 days in smartwatch mode and promises to deliver full-spectrum analytics throughout the entirety of the day. Also, runners can enjoy unparalleled accuracy with the Forerunner 255’s new multi-band GPS and 4th Generation Garmin Elevate WHM functionality. Also, as an added benefit, the Garmin Forerunner 255 includes Gamin Pay 2.0 which makes contactless payments a breeze, allowing runners to leave their wallet and phone behind without hesitation.

Model Number: 010-02641-01

New Features

• New Morning Report offers sleep, recovery time, training and HRV, and daily workout suggestions that evolve with your body and your training 
• HRV status provides a snapshot of overall health, wellness, and performance 
• Lock in your race day strategy with new Race Widgets
• Advanced running dynamics help runners improve their running form while Running Power displays how hard you’re pushing from stride to stride
• Training and HRV status, training load, and lactate threshold analytics help runners maximize their training efforts and ensure that overtraining does not occur
• 4th Generation Garmin Elevate WHM and new dual-band GPS offers runners pinpoint accuracy on the run
• Triathlon activity profile and analytics
• Enjoy daily suggested workouts and training tips that adapt after every run with Garmin Coach, or personalize your training with Garmin Connect
• Garmin Pay 2.0 makes paying from your watch a breeze
• Increased battery life allows runners to track data for up to 14 days in smartwatch mode and 30 hours in GPS mode
• Available in two sizes for your ideal look and fit

Features

• Body Battery™ monitors energy levels based on your activity and rest
• Garmin Coach offers free training plans and adaptive guidance, or runners can customize their workouts right on their phone with the Garmin Connect app
• Incident detection notifies emergency contacts in case of an accident
• Pulse Ox shows blood oxygen saturation to monitor high altitude running
• Menstrual cycle tracking and reminders for physical and emotional symptoms, including period and fertility predictions
• Additional menstrual features include insights for your training and nutrition
• Running GPS watch to track and record workouts
• GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo satellites work together for high accuracy tracking
• Personal training and recovery insights based on your workout history
• Advanced running data like cadence, stride length, ground time, vertical oscillation, and more (w/ POD, HRM-Run™, or HRM-Tri™)
• Built-in accelerometer tracks speed and distance indoors
• Sleep tracking monitors sleep quality and recovery
• Training status tracks the effectiveness of your workouts
• Training Effect measures the aerobic effect of exercise
• Race predictor uses pace to determine finishing time
• VO2 Max estimate reveals your fitness level
• Auto Pause and Auto Lap
• Advanced and simple workouts
• Time/distance and pace alert
• Connect IQ™ app allows for customization of watch faces, data screens, and widgets
• BLUETOOTH® and ANT+® connectivity

Battery Modes

• Smartwatch: 14 days
• GPS-Only GNSS Mode: 30 hours
• All systems GNSS Mode: 25 hours
• All systems GNSS Mode plus Multi-band: 16 hours

Tech Specs

• Dimensions: 45.6 mm watch face x 12.9 mm thickness
• Weight: 49 g / 1.7 oz
• Display: Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
• Display resolution: 260 × 260 pixels
• Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Connections: Wi-Fi® BLUETOOTH®, ANT+®
• Storage: 200 hours of activity