Garmin Forerunner 255 GPS Running Watch

Sports & Outdoors

Garmin Forerunner 255 GPS Running Watch

4.7
(8,901 reviews)

Take your training to the next level with the Garmin Forerunner 255, a premium GPS running watch that combines advanced metrics, intelligent coaching, and comprehensive health monitoring in a lightweight, runner-focused package. This sophisticated smartwatch goes far beyond basic distance and pace tracking, offering professional-grade features that help runners of all abilities train more effectively and achieve their goals. The multi-band GPS provides exceptional accuracy even in challenging environments like dense urban areas or tree-covered trails, ensuring precise tracking of every run. Daily suggested workouts leverage Garmin's AI algorithms to analyze your training history, fitness level, recovery status, and upcoming race goals to recommend the perfect workout each day—taking the guesswork out of training plans. The race widget provides race day weather forecasts, course details, and finish time predictions based on your current fitness level, helping you set realistic goals and develop effective race strategies. PacePro pacing guidance displays grade-adjusted pace targets for courses with elevation changes, preventing the common mistake of starting too fast on race day. Advanced running dynamics include ground contact time, stride length, vertical oscillation, and vertical ratio—biomechanical insights typically requiring separate foot pods or specialized labs. The Training Status feature analyzes your recent training load and fitness trends to determine if you're training productively, peaking, strained, or detraining. Recovery Time recommendations tell you how long to rest after each run, preventing overtraining injuries while maximizing adaptation. The sunlight-readable display remains crisp and visible even in bright daylight, with customizable data screens showing the metrics that matter most to you. Comprehensive all-day health monitoring includes wrist-based heart rate, pulse ox, respiration rate, stress tracking, Body Battery energy monitoring, and women's health tracking. Sleep score and sleep stages help you optimize recovery. The impressive 2-week battery life in smartwatch mode (14 hours in GPS mode) means you're never caught without charge before a long run. Water-resistant to 5 ATM (50 meters), it withstands sweat, rain, and swimming. Smart notifications, music storage, Garmin Pay, and safety features like incident detection and live tracking add everyday convenience and peace of mind.

Key Features:

  • Built-in GPS
  • Suggested workouts
  • PacePro guidance
  • Health monitoring

Specifications:

Display:
Sunlight-readable
Battery:
2 weeks
GPS:
Built-in
Water Rating:
5 ATM

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