Garmin Forerunner 745

Comfortable for training, racing and for everyday life, the Forerunner 745 is Garmin's smallest and lightest full-featured running and triathlon smartwatch. This GPS running watch is made for runners and triathletes like you who need detailed training stats and on-device workouts.

The Perfect Fit

The Forerunner 745 is the perfect watch for running and triathlons, with a lightweight and comfortable design you'll be happy to wear it all day. With a wide range of adjustability, the strap can be tightened to fit comfortably around your wrist to reduce bounce. The face is slightly curved to be able to fit the shape of your wrist perfectly so you can enjoy all-day comfort.

Battery Life

Outlast your longest workout with battery life you can rely on, even in the middle of an iron-man distance triathlon or ultramarathon. The Forerunner 745 has a 6-hour battery life in GPS/music mode, a 16-hour battery life in GPS mode, 1 weeks in smartwatch mode and 21 hours in ultratrac mode. Helping you to save power the Forerunner 745's smart mode can be activated at any time and deactivated when you no longer need it, so you can conserve battery in your downtime and burn it when you need to.

Adaptability

The perfect watch for all sports, the Forerunner 745 lets you change things up with ease thanks to built-in activity profiles for running, cycling, swimming, cross-country skiing, paddle sports, trail running, hiking, strength training and many more. For brick workouts and du/triathlon races, the auto multisport feature lets you switch sports with just one button press. The 745 is compatible with advanced workouts for running, cycling - and even pool swimming.

GPS Features

With Forerunner 745, you're free to go wherever your activities take you - thanks to GPS, GLONASS and Galileo coverage, which can track better in more challenging environments than GPS alone. Whether you're on or off road, the network capabilities help you track how far, fast and hard you've run. Safety and tracking features also make it exceptionally easy to share your location with your chosen contact should you get into any difficulty. The Forerunner will send your real-time location to emergency contacts so you can be found easily should an emergency arise.

Tune-up your training

Garmin are making it easier to get the data you need to improve your form. Let Forerunner 745 measure crucial running metrics that you can use to analyse your performance. Biomechanical measurements, such as cadence, stride length, ground contact time and balance, vertical oscillation and vertical ratio are the key to understanding your form so you can bring your best on race day. These metrics are available with the addition of a compatible heart rate strap or the compact Running Dynamics Pod, which clips right onto your waistband. Also, take advantage of feature sets to help with cycling and even swim training. In the pool, Forerunner 745 will track your distance, pace, stroke count and more.

Monitor your performance

Just how effective is your current training plan? Forerunner 745 will help you monitor your training and recovery so you can better prepare for a race or training cycle. Training status is a new performance monitoring tool that automatically evaluates your recent exercise history and performance indicators to let you know if you're training productively, peaking or overreaching. The anaerobic training effect metric opens a window of insight to a critical dimension of training, telling you how your training is improving your ability to push the limits. You can even view your overall training load, which measures your exercise volume from the last 7 days and compares it to the optimal range for your fitness and recent training history.

Wrist-based heart rate

On your wrist, Elevate wrist heart rate technology lets you monitor your heart rate without wearing a chest strap. In addition to counting steps and monitoring sleep, the watch uses heart rate to provide calories burned information and quantify the intensity of your fitness activities. It also measures your heart rate variability to calculate a stress score that helps you assess what level of activity your body is ready for.

Music Compatibility

With up to 500 songs worth of music storage built right into your watch, Garmin are putting the "beat" in your daily mission to beat yesterday. It's easy to transfer music from your computer and then queue up your favourite playlist for easy listening through Bluetooth headphones. Now you really can leave your phone behind when you head out for a run because the music that helps keep you moving is right there on your wrist. You can also sync with music streaming services such as Spotify and Deezer so you can listen to your favourite playlist through any workout.

Stay Connected

Forerunner 745 allows you to stay connected throughout any run. By connecting the Forerunner to your phone you'll be able to receive and respond to text messages and see social media updates, email without it affecting your run. You can even use it to find your phone and let friends LiveTrack your runs.

Paying made easy

Always on the run? Feel free to leave your phone and wallet behind. Forerunner 745 features the Garmin Pay Ready contactless payment method, which lets you pay for purchases with your watch. Use it just about anywhere you can tap your card to pay. A bottle of water here, a bite to eat there - just pay, and keep on moving.

Garmin Coach

Through the Forerunner 745 you can receive training plans and customised workouts from your personalised Garmin Coach. With three coaches to choose from you'll be sure to receive the correct training regimes, plans and advice to increase your performance. Choose from 3 credible coaches to guide you on your journey: Olympian and best-selling author Jeff Galloway, physiologist and online running coach Greg McMillan, or physical therapist and running expert Amy Parkerson-Mitchell. Thanks to the amazing tracking capabilities of the Forerunner 745 you coach will be able to see every performance and tailor tips and advice to suit your needs.

Connect IQ Store

Check out Garmin's Connect IQ store, where you can add personality to Forerunner 745 by downloading apps, widgets, watch faces and more.