LET 'EM KNOW YOU'RE A RUNNER

Forerunner 170 is the purpose-built GPS running smartwatch with personalised beginner-friendly training plans and advanced training metrics that’ll help you reach your goals.

1.2” COLOURFUL AMOLED TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY

UP TO 10 DAYS OF BATTERY LIFE IN SMARTWATCH MODE

ADVANCED TRAINING METRICS AND RECOVERY INSIGHTS

GARMIN COACH PERSONALISED TRAINING PLANS

80+ BUILT-IN SPORTS APPS

SMART NOTIFICATIONS¹ AND GARMIN PAY™ CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS²

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE

PACE, DISTANCE, HEART RATE

This easy-to-use GPS running smartwatch has the essential features you need to take your running to the next level — including GPS, pace, distance and wrist-based heart rate

DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS

Get workouts made for you. These daily suggestions, now with run-walk workouts, adapt after every run to match your performance and recovery.

GARMIN COACH ADAPTIVE TRAINING PLANS

Train for an event, achieve a milestone, or improve your fitness with training plans that adapt daily based on your recovery and health metrics. Choose from beginner-friendly plans with run-walk workouts and less volume, or pick plans for more intense training.

HRV STATUS

Gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, training and recovery through heart rate variability¹. Your watch monitors the time variations between consecutive heartbeats while you sleep.

ADVANCED TRAINING FEATURES

Training readiness helps you determine if you’re primed to run. Training status lets you know if you’re training productively, and training effect provides you with insight into the primary benefit of your workouts.

ON-THE-GO FEATURES

Pay from your wrist with Garmin Pay contactless payments², and receive smart notifications when paired with your smartphone

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DIAL IN

LONG BATTERY LIFE

With up to 10 days in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours in GPS mode, you’ll get a more complete picture of your health and training.

MORNING REPORT

Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery, daily calendar, HRV status and more as soon as you wake up

EVENING REPORT

Prepare for tomorrow before bed with a reminder of sleep need, tomorrow’s workout, weather and events.

RECOVERY TIME

Know how long to recover before your next high-effort workout based on your latest training.

SLEEP COACH

Get a sleep score and personalised coaching for how much sleep you need. Track sleep stages, and get insights to improve sleep quality¹.

NAP DETECTION

Automatically track or log your naps to see how they benefit your body and what their ideal time and duration should be.

BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITORING

Track your body’s energy levels throughout the day to find the best times for activity and rest¹.

Courses

Create or find existing courses in the Garmin Connect™ app and from third-party platforms, then sync them directly to your watch.

COURSE PLANNER

Prepare for what’s to come with course planner. This feature lets you add cut-off times, notes, rest plans, checkpoints and aid stations to keep you on track throughout the race.

RACE PREDICTOR

Get an estimate of what your pace could be for a 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon.

BREATHING VARIATIONS

Have a better understanding of your health with insights into shifts in your breathing patterns as you sleep². These shifts could be related to environment, alcohol or potential sleep disorders such as sleep apnea.

WOMEN’S HEALTH TRACKING

Track and log your menstrual cycle or pregnancy, and get exercise and nutrition education.