Garmin Forerunner 965

Pros

• I used one for quite a while before upgrading to a 965, and to be honest, 90% of all that really matters to me for road running I already had with the 55.
• Sounds like the cheaper 965 will be fine for you.
• Fr 970 not worth for that price. 965 all the way. Plus it looks better.
• 965 is fantastic, you can go with 955, mip, very similar watch.
• Use my Forerunner 965 for all the exercises, they sync all the metrics perfect.

Cons

• Parent context: Congrats! I also shelled out $600 on this thing and was shocked at how bad the packaging was. I wondered if I got a counterfeit at first.... fortunately the watch itself is every bit as premium as the price. Reply: The...
• Yeah I bought mine spring 2024 and it’s frustrating seeing features that my watch could clearly support not being rolled out. That said I was happy enough with the features when I bought it and it still works as expected.
• I was really impressed the first time I used it and it was spot on. Second time and onwards from then I've realised it actually has no clue and just got lucky the first time!! lol
• the 965 isnt worth slightly bigger screen same chips uf u want an upgrade then the 970
• Parent context: I know some high numbers I saw ~5years ago during running (peak at 208), but since then I rarely do the kind of excercise that get my HR close to the max. Today my fr965 adjusted my estimated max to 181, which I think is...