Forerunner 955

Garmin

Forerunner 955

23 positive 1 neutral 12 negative

Based on 36 Reddit mentions

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Shoutout to Suunto Run’s HR sensor!

Same. I was worried moving from Garmin having read many reported issues but can confirm that the Vertical 2 is matching my former Garmin (FR955) OHR performance.

this-is-fred in r/Suunto

March 4, 2026 8:13 PM

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What actually is good in Coros?

If i have to be honest i switch from Garmin FR955 Solar to Coros Pace pro running 4 times per week didn’t see any difference in my results from tracking my HR, sleep etc.. So overall im very happy with my decision for switch. Also the simplicity of the app and the watch is what i like the most.

Gu1D3 in r/Coros

January 18, 2026 9:36 AM

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Are we obsessed with the numbers? How wearable tech affects our mental health. (Survey)

Done this for you just now. I am the odd one out of most of my friends/family/colleagues who wear Garmins, in that I turn loads of stuff off. I don't even have wrist heart rate turned on on my FR955, so no sleep data. It actually makes quite a lot of things bonkers, but worth it for me. I hope it's

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coastalpathfinder in r/trailrunning

February 4, 2026 2:25 PM

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Achievements for Sunday, March 22, 2026

Uiam Lake LSD 26k - Round 2 of the watch battle (3/22) Perfect Sunday for a long scenic run around Uiam Lake in Chuncheon. Started at Uiam Park where Gongji Stream meets the lake, circled south along the eastern shore for 13k, then returned. The eastern shore is my favorite - wooden decks carved int

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greenpaper0603 in r/running

March 23, 2026 12:55 PM

2

Forerunner 955 Solar – Heart rate monitor stopped working after the last firmware update.

I've been having similar problems with my Forerunner 955 (not Solar) with the 23.20 upgrade. Have only just started looking for solutions and came across this thread. My watch had been prompting me to update software several times a day for a couple of weeks. I nearly always said yes, but it still n

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efferentdistributary in r/garminforerunner

July 5, 2025 5:04 AM

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Garmin → Coros switch worth it?

I recently switched from Garmin to Coros. My Forerunner 955 Solar's barometric sensor / altimeter was doing whatever it wanted. I was out of warranty and Garmin offered me 25% off on MSRP in their webshop. What I wanted was accurate GPS, HR, Altimeter, good battery life, offline music and offline ma

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anonymouslyjenny in r/trailrunning

March 28, 2026 11:58 AM

1

Advice for new user

Well, the problem with the form tracking I have is that I follow Garmin Training Plans and I like them a lot and brought me great results when running in asphalt… but now I’m running 100% on trails (have to) and there is were I see the issue. On top of that (that’s why I was referring to hardware is

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Caracol-2 in r/Suunto

February 13, 2026 4:50 PM

1

The Garmin Fenix 8's optical HR fell significantly behind the Polar chest strap.

I experience the same effect with an FR955/HRM600 broadcasting into a PM5, utilizing the C2 app to capture metrics from the PM5 and sharing the log with Garmin Connect. It seems the HR broadast feature is somehow unreliable about the HR shown on the wrist vs what is being actually measured and broad

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ferpitare in r/GarminFenix

March 23, 2026 2:43 PM

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Best smart watch for recovery?!

I’m all in on Garmin. It’s totally personal choice depending on what platform you are on and happy with, and what your goals are for its use. I went with Forerunner 955 solar over Apple explicitly for Triathlon and biofeedback 2 years ago (and wished I had done it sooner). Different models have diff

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Quick-Alternative361 in r/ACL

November 3, 2025 8:54 PM

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