Forerunner 970

Hello everyone, since many people seem to be interested in the new Venu 4 and there aren’t many user reviews yet, I thought I’d share my first impressions of this watch.

I actually downgraded from a Forerunner 970. The FR970 is a fantastic watch in itself, but I initially had a massive ghost-touch

I wondered whether being a Garmin Fenix 5, then Fenix 6 pro owner, whether I could change sides. After all, I was attached to my MiP display and the durability of the Garmin. I’d been waiting for something that looks exactly like the Suunto Race 2 - slim profile, beautiful display with titanium and

which of these watches will be ok for my wrist? in my opinion the enduro is a bit too big. I have to have maps, a flashlight and sapphire - that's why I'm increasingly leaning towards the forerunner 970 (it goes with both sports and a suit, in my opinion its size is also right)

I’m (M41) very very new to running. I am overweight (think 120kg+ on 181cm height) and have only recently started running as a way to a more healthy lifestyle (combined with a diet overhaul). A few years ago I did 5km relatively untrained (daily short bike commute and no problem at all with longer w

Searched far and wide for a watch to, at the very least, compliment my Apple Watch Ultra 2. I’ve tried the Fenix 8 Amoled, Epix Gen 2 Pro, Enduro 3, and Fenix 7 SS, but I think I’m gonna be very happy with the forerunner 970. Got it with the 20% discount, so at a much more reasonable price but with

Hi all, I took forever deciding which watch to get between the Fenix 8 and the Forerunner 970 so I thought I would share my experience. This comparison is all about fit, not features, as they both had every feature I needed.

I have small wrists (15.9 cm / 6.25") and was worried about the 970 face l

My first was a Polar, then a Garmin 735XT. After that I went through Fenix models: 3, 6, and 7. Always the biggest version with sapphire glass, of course.

Along the way, I also had Apple Watches—from Series 5 to 7, and most recently the Apple Watch Ultra 2. So I feel like I have something to say ab

Currently due to Black Friday, and probably till year end, a lot of watches are on "sale". Venu 4 is $50 lower, Forerunner 970/965, Fenix 8s, etc are all at a good price point now. Will the prices of these models remain what they are now even in the NY2026 and after? At that time, these will be a li

so, this just dropped:
https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/1462801/pn/010-02969-01/#overview

$750 price tag ($150 more than the 965) with an Elevate5 sensor, speaker/mic, flashlight and first ever Sapphire lens for the Forerunner series.

to be fully honest, this is the Forerunner I grew impatient of

I've used this sub to pick out my watch (Forerunner 970) and see a lot of posts asking for advice, so here was the process I used. I'm not going to go into hardcore feature comparisons, there are a ton of youtube videos out there explaining all this stuff.

Background: I started with a Forerunner