Garmin is commemorating 20 years of Forerunner, the world’s first GPS smartwatch designed to help runners adopt accurate and sophisticated data to train safely, achieve personal bests, and reach new heights.
For the past 20 years, the Forerunner series has been providing runners with precise data analysis – tracking a runner’s precise positioning while analyzing data including distance, speed, elevation gain as well as heart rate, blood oxygen, and more.
“From the first time a Garmin engineer awkwardly strapped a GPS device to a wrist, the Forerunner series has evolved into a trusty companion for all runners around the world. We remain committed to achieving our personal best by delivering innovative technological breakthroughs to push users to their personal bests,” said Mr. Scoppen Lin, Garmin Asia assistant general manager,
In conjunction with this momentous celebration, Garmin has released their most powerful Forerunner smartwatches yet, the Forerunner 265 and 965 today.
The Forerunner 965 is equipped with a titanium bezel, a 1.4-inch AMOLED display, and up to 23 days on smartwatch mode. It currently holds the record for having the world’s longest battery life for a running watch with an AMOLED display.
The watch comes equipped with the Stamina and Acute Chronic Workload Ration features to track and help users manage their physical exertion throughout a run and to determine overall training load metrics for proper training scheduling respectively.
On the other hand, the Forerunner 265 comes with a Ground Gorilla Glass 4 lens, with an option of 1.3-inch AMOLED display, featuring a battery life of up to 13 days or 1.1-inch AMOLED display on the Forerunner 265S featuring a battery life of up to 15 days.
Forerunner 265 includes performance monitoring tools from Garmin Firstbeat Analytics like VO2 max, performance condition, training effect, and more.
Designed for runners, by runners, Forerunner 965 and Forerunner 265 series are purpose-built in both form and function to help athletes better plan, prepare, perform and connect.
Run with Garmin and experience their most powerful smartwatches out on the market. The Forerunner 965 retails for Php 37,660.00 while Forerunner 265 is at Php 28,250.00.
