Made for Medals: Introducing Forerunner 955

Made for Medals: Introducing Forerunner 955
What's better than running? Running and scoring medals at the same time. That's right. With the Forerunner 955, runners can train their hearts out and know their next steps in order to beat yesterday's performance and achieve their best running performance yet!

The award-winning Forerunner 955 from Garmin has been launched and is ready to hit its stride. It's the perfect companion for all you endurance athletes who want to get the most out of your races and training sessions.

With the Forerunner 955, you can expect a lot more than what a wrist-mounted fitness tracker is capable of doing. This smartwatch is designed to improve your performance and help you achieve success—whenever, wherever. 

Now why is this watch the ultimate running partner? Here are some of its standout features that make it a big must-have for all runners out there.

Solar-Powered Battery



The Forerunner 955 is the first running smartwatch in the Forerunner series to offer a solar-powered battery. With solar charging, you get up to 20 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and 49 hours in GPS mode. In UltraTrac mode, you can go as long as 110 hours with solar charging.

Touchscreen and Buttons

Another bonus feature that this new running smartwatch highlights is its touchscreen. Now whenever you go out to train, you can click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or with its new, responsive touchscreen.

Lightweight and Ready to Go

Clocking in at just 53 grams, the Forerunner 955 smartwatch will keep you light on your feet and attuned to your body. But don’t let this small running smartwatch fool you, because despite its weight, it's packed with a lot of features that will guide you through every training session and will help you beat yesterday. 

Training Features

Built with a training readiness feature, from the moment you wake up, you get a readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training load, and more so you can determine whether or not it’s a good day to go hard. You also gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, recovery, and training performance through heart rate variability while you sleep, based on technology developed by Garmin’s Firstbeat Analytics team.

It also comes with a race widget feature that helps you get ready for your next race with training tips, daily suggested workouts, and completion time predictions based on course details, weather, and performance. Real-time stamina and running dynamics, which gives you the necessary data to track and manage your exertion and helps avoid overexerting at the start of your run or bike ride, is also one of this running smartwatch's standout features.

Additionally, using a Running Dynamics Pod or HRM-Pro monitor, the Forerunner 955 watch measures crucial running metrics such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, and more. The PacePro feature is also there to help keep you at pace with grade-adjusted guidance as you run a course.

You will also know how much time you need to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training as well as overall stress, sleep, and daily activities outside of workouts. Train smarter with a VO2 max indicator, which lets you know how well you can expect to perform. And while you run, you can get an analysis of your pace and heart rate variability for a real-time assessment of your ability to complete the course.

Navigation



The Garmin Forerunner 955 not only provides powerful features to unlock your full running potential, but it also helps you keep track of your running routes and know exactly where you’re headed. It includes multi-band support through which you can utilize multiple global navigation satellite systems and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved location tracking in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak, or typically don't penetrate. This gives you superior accuracy when determining how far and how fast you’ve run—even in challenging environments.

Full-color mapping is also available to help you whether you’re running on city streets or traversing densely covered trails. You can also follow a course with help from turn-by-turn directions, which let you know ahead of time when the next turn is coming. And with the Trendline popularity routing, it’s easy to find the best local paths. Just enter a desired distance and Forerunner 955 will suggest courses that bring you back to your starting point. Get at-a-glance awareness for points of interest along the course. In addition, view performance metrics, split times, and distance/elevation—plus a summary of key course points coming up.

This smartwatch also prioritizes your safety. Whenever you feel unsafe or if your watch senses that an incident has occurred, its assistance and incident detection feature sends messages with your location to emergency contacts. 

Of course, as one of Garmin’s trademarks in the smartwatch industry, it has your standard health-monitoring features that help you understand your body. Not only that but you can also start enjoying and giving your runs a light and fun vibe by downloading up to 2,000 songs on your Forerunner 955.



In conclusion, the Forerunner 955 is the perfect addition to any runner's fitness toolkit. Even if you're looking for a short run, it always pays to be aware of your pace to measure your improvement. The ability to accurately monitor heart rate could be a game changer for runners everywhere. And don't forget, with so many options, you can find the combination that works for you. Whether your goal is getting back into running or finding new tricks for an upcoming race, the Forerunner 955 will help you reach it.

The Forerunner 955 is a smartwatch made to be worn by runners. If you are looking for a watch that offers functions especially made for long-distance running and training, this is the ideal choice for you. This device will not only track your heart rate, speed, and miles covered, it also has an amazing battery life that can last up to twenty hours. A sure recommendation to all runners out there. Its various features and accurate tracking system are what make it a must-have if you want to outshine the competition and bring home that medal.
 
 
 

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