Forerunner 970

Garmin

Forerunner 970

117 positive 5 neutral 63 negative

Based on 185 Reddit mentions

$649.99

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Like the look of the Vertical 2 but is the software really that bad ?

Currently have a forerunner 970 and really tempted by the vertical 2 just love the look of this watch, but reading data not correlating and other software issues is this really that bad ?

Gaaavinn in r/Suunto

October 7, 2025 11:47 AM

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I bought a T-Rex 3

I was torn between the Garmin Forerunner 970 and the T-Rex 3, but I ended up buying the T-Rex 3. However, it only supports VO2 max for running, and the Zepp training plans are too difficult, with intensities that don’t match my level, which is a bit overwhelming. Since I enjoy cycling a lot, it’s di

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Both_Plantain_8705 in r/amazfit

June 15, 2025 7:11 AM

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Forerunner 970 was fantastic until it wasn't!

Purchased the watch from Rebel Australia. Love the watch. Even better when paired with the HRM-600.

I wear it 24/7 pretty much. Lasts me 7+ days while doing 30-50km week runs, plus lots of walking activities.

Woke up yesterday and the START/STOP button decided not to work anymore. Then my LIGHT a

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RegularOriginal4223 in r/GarminWatches

September 2, 2025 12:23 AM

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Dexcom data doesn’t show during activity

I’ve recently bought a Garmin (Forerunner 970) where my main goal is to easily see the glucose level on the watch. I did all the setup by adding the Dexcom app and data fields to the watch, so I’m able to see the glucose level. On my first run I had the display always on active during the activity

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ramonpcla in r/GarminWatches

September 1, 2025 1:07 AM

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Forerunner 970 features coming to F8?

Does anyone know if any of the new features on the FR970 (run economy, running tolerance, evening report) are going to rollout to the F8 at some point? I hate how Garmin rolls out feature updates to new lower priced items and doesn’t push immediately to the expensive devices.

cptmorningwood8 in r/GarminWatches

May 20, 2025 2:23 PM

6

970 vs 570

What real benefit is there going with the Garmin Forerunner 970 vs the 570? There is a huge price gap between the two without much more benefit. This article shows some of the differences between them and from what I can tell, the differences are minimal. Thoughts? [Top 5 Running Watches in 2025 | R

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Agile_Category5412 in r/garminforerunner

May 23, 2025 7:25 PM

6

Round-trip course trouble

I have been training for a marathon and recently bought a Garmin Forerunner 970 to step up my fitness tracking/data and hopefully improve my PR. I am super disappointed. I’ve tried to make round-trip courses 4 times this week, and all 4 times it has failed mid-run. It leaves me without a route in a

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BatmanImpersonator in r/GarminWatches

August 6, 2025 10:21 PM

6

GPS accuracy... is there an issue here?

This is the GPS of me running around in circles. Clearly its pretty not accurate and is there anything I can do to make the accuracy better?

Wearing a Forerunner 970 by the way. Just got it for a week and its my first Garmin. Thank you in advance!

tamsiujun in r/GarminWatches

October 25, 2025 4:09 PM

5

Garmin Forerunner 970 and gps accuracy

Hi.

I recently bought an Garmin for the first time, and landed on the 970 and the HRM 600 heart rate band. From before I’ve used an Apple Watch Ultra 2 with the Stryd Duo pods. Now I have one watch on each hand wrist and track my runs on both.

Using stryd on the Apple Watch. But I’ve noticed

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uggis007 in r/GarminWatches

August 10, 2025 11:03 AM

5

Big bug on my Forerunner 970 ! (And a question)

I'm disgusted. This morning, while I was running a 10 km race, my forrunner 970 crashed after the start while I was changing music tracks. The screen remained frozen for 200 meters, and my watch therefore did not record my 10 km. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Another question for those w

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LoupBlanc5 in r/garminforerunner

September 21, 2025 11:47 AM

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