Forerunner 265

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Forerunner 265

320 positive 7 neutral 60 negative

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Super happy with the upgrade

I switched from AW this year and my first Garmin is the Forerunner 265, which I love very much.

Decided to switch to the Fenix 8 and I’m loving the bigger screen, the extra functions and the overall aesthetics of the watch.

My wrist is small, but the Fenix 8 47mm AMOLED sits on it well.

joanml in r/GarminFenix

October 27, 2024 4:18 AM

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And with that I’m off to Garmin

Today was the 1,000th day of hitting my 10,000-step-per-day goal, and with that, I’m off to Garmin. I like Fitbit, and I’ve had quite a few going back as far as 2015. When Fitbit was bought by Google, things declined, and small things kind of annoyed me. For this past Christmas, I got a Garmin Forer

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mannamedBenjamin in r/fitbit

January 28, 2025 2:04 AM

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Made the switch, open to suggestions

Went from Samsung Galaxy Watch to Garmin Forerunner 265. Sure, I am missing out on the new watch that just came out, but boy is it so much better. I can confidently run without my phone and trust the GPS accuracy. Past 4 days with the watch and everything seems to be better (GPS, battery, insites, e

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natekinne in r/garminforerunner

July 19, 2025 2:58 PM

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Runners: Do You Use Instinct 3? Pros, Cons, and Tips Wanted

Hi everyone,

I currently own a Forerunner 265 and I’m quite happy with it. I’m a hobby runner, training 3–4 times per week, and I occasionally swim. I don’t hike at the moment because of small children, but I really enjoy hiking whenever possible.

Recently, though, I started thinking about “sidegr

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Specific_Toe_1419 in r/Garmininstinct

October 2, 2025 7:59 AM

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Forerunner 265 or wait for new model to drop?

The new model did drop, in May of this year Its the 570 Garmin has confirmed that this is the replacement for the 265 https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2025/05/garmin-forerunner-everything.html Garmin has announced the new Forerunner 570, which is the confirmed successor to the Forerunner 265. Yes, you re

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colin_staples in r/garminforerunner

December 5, 2025 3:45 PM

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Garmin user thinking about Coros…

I moved from garmin forerunner 265s to coros pace pro last Sunday. Best choice ever. The app is way more clear. Coros Workout builder... No comparison with the garmin one. The web app training hub is amazing. It has almost all the information of workouts that you can find within training peaks. Work

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Straight_Being_7263 in r/Coros

October 8, 2025 8:01 PM

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So long and thanks for all the fish

I graduated to Garmin at the beginning of the year. I do think that the Fitbit has its place though. Before the Fitbit I didn't really have a regular exercise routine. I didn't really look at steps much but at first I told myself "no matter what, every day I'm going to get 21 zone minutes every week

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cameldrv in r/fitbit

October 10, 2025 4:20 PM

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Coros Pace Pro Regret?

I came from using a Garmin Epix Gen 2 Sapphire, which was a fantastic watch, but was overkill and too heavy for my activity (99% running or walking). I was in between getting the Pace Pro and the Forerunner 265, and was convinced by some of my other running buddies to try the Coros out, as they'd ha

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tizonstreets in r/Coros

April 16, 2025 5:27 PM

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Looking for a GPS watch upgrade — Apple Watch isn’t cutting it

I’d agree with everyone else on Garmin and specifically the Forerunner 265S. The the battery life on Garmin watches are top tier and I think the FR series watches are quite decent overall plus it has an AMOLED display OR the COROS Pace 3 (or the newer Pace 4 depending on your budget) which arguable

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Alaskanarrowusa in r/backpacking

April 2, 2026 7:04 AM

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yet another swap

heyo just received my FR265! I'm super excited to join the Garmin community coming from an apple watch series 9. I feel like a fool for not doing my research prior to getting the apple watch series 9, but here we are now! (thanks REI sale). I'm a beginner runner and I mainly do yoga and pilates, tho

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xxantbuiltxx in r/garminforerunner

September 19, 2024 8:40 PM

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