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title: "010-02638-10 Forerunner® 955, GPS Running Smartwatch, Tailored to Triathletes, Long-Lasting Battery, Black"
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# Multi-band GPS accuracy 15 days battery life Full-color built-in maps 010-02638-10 Forerunner® 955, GPS Running Smartwatch, Tailored to Triathletes, Long-Lasting Battery, Black

**Brand:** garmin
**Price:** € 966.00
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## Summary

> 🏃‍♂️ Lead the pack with precision and power — your ultimate triathlon sidekick!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 010-02638-10 Forerunner® 955, GPS Running Smartwatch, Tailored to Triathletes, Long-Lasting Battery, Black by garmin
- **How much does it cost?** € 966.00 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- garmin enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted garmin brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Navigate Like a Pro:** Full-color, built-in maps and multi-band GPS ensure you never lose your way, whether on city streets or rugged trails.
- • **Race Day, Every Day:** Race widget offers real-time pacing, course insights, and finish time predictions to keep you ahead of the pack.
- • **Seamless Control, Anytime:** Responsive touchscreen combined with traditional buttons lets you effortlessly access stats and maps, rain or shine.
- • **Train Smarter, Not Harder:** Dynamic training readiness scores and personalized daily workouts adapt to your recovery and performance for peak results.
- • **Endurance that Outlasts Your Hustle:** Up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode keeps you powered through your busiest weeks without a recharge.

## Overview

The Garmin Forerunner 955 is a premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch featuring a sunlight-visible full-color display, multi-band GPS for superior accuracy, and up to 15 days of battery life. It offers advanced training tools including training readiness scores, personalized workouts, race pacing widgets, and comprehensive health metrics like HRV status. Waterproof and designed for serious athletes, it combines touchscreen and button controls for versatile use in any environment.

## Description

Lead the pack with Forerunner® 955, the premium GPS running and triathlon smartwatch. The training readiness feature tells you when you’re primed for a productive session, while daily suggested workouts adapt to your performance and recovery alongside the race widget, which provides training tips, course details and completion time predictions. With morning report, you can get an overview of your sleep, recovery, training and more — as well as a picture of your overall health with heart rate variability (HRV) status (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics). On the run, new multi-band GPS and full-color, built-in maps, help you navigate confidently. And with traditional buttons and a touch display, it has never been easier to tap into your training status and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained. If you’re pushing toward the podium — or to the very limits — Forerunner 955 is by your side with up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.

Review: First time Garmin user - I’ve been using this watch daily for 3 months now and have lots to say about it! This was my first Garmin/fitness watch, although I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch for many years. So this review is primarily a comparison of Apple Watch vs Garmin. First of all, the pros: *this thing is so powerful! The first time I did a run with it, the data blew me away. I’m currently obsessed with watch my VO2 max climb and seeing my HR and run power after every workout. *the Garmin Coach is SO COOL. I used one of the integrated plans to train for a 10k (I was already a competent runner and not slow) and managed to shave 30s off my pace. Knocked out a PR I was super proud of, with just a couple weeks of following a plan. *I love the training readiness score. I’m slowly learning that I generally like to push myself harder than I should and this thing keeps me from injury and over exertion. I’m often surprised at how slow it tells me to go on Z2 runs, and yet I keep getting faster. *I love this thing when following a plan or doing a race! It regularly tells me (via AirPods) when I’m going too fast or too slow. It helps me stay solidly in my training zone. Then, during a race, you can tell it what finish time you want to hit and it will keep you on track the whole time! I don’t think I would’ve hit my PR without that. Just a quick glance at my watch and I immediately knew how many seconds I was ahead or behind my plan. *i love the touch screen but will say that the majority of the time I’m using the buttons to navigate. Took me a minute to figure out what they all did. *the battery life!!! Coming from Apple Watch, I was floored that this thing lasts for literally over a week on one charge. Come on Apple, get it together with the battery life! A few cons: *this watch is not small. I actually kinda like the large size but as a woman on the smaller side of average, it’s pretty bulky. Which leads me to.. *I never sleep with it (it’s too big to be comfortable) which means that my training readiness/body battery isn’t as accurate as it could be. I did try sleeping with it the first week but it did a terrible job of tracking my sleep. Seemed to only notice when I was sleeping from 6am on…?? *the Garmin is definitely not a smart watch. Sure, it tells you when someone is calling or has texted but there’s no communication from the watch to the phone (no answering calls, responding to texts). I found myself constantly irritated that I couldn’t send a quick reaction to a text from my watch like usual. (I now only wear my garmin for workouts and put my Apple Watch back on for the rest of the day) *BEWARE the dreaded blue triangle. About a month after having this, a blue triangle showed up on screen and I couldn’t get it to turn off/on or go away. After some googling, I realized it’s a common software glitch. There is a way to reboot it, but I had to do it three times in just a few days and that was annoying. So far so good though, it hasn’t happened in a long time. Overall, I’m thoroughly pleased with this purchase and feel like a legit athlete. I bought it mainly for its triathlon capabilities but haven’t trained for another tri yet. Unfortunately, the integrated Garmin coach only has running and cycling plans, but I did read that you can get a triathlon plan directly from the Garmin website (just haven’t tried it yet).
Review: Excellent watch, worth every penny! - I was a little worried initially if this would look a bit small on my wrist. Something about a big bold watch on my wrist I was really drawn to. This watch fits just that and is a little more elegant than the Fenix line, in my opinion. My first Garmin watch was the Venu Sq Music, which I still currently use for work. Work is a bit physical, and I want to keep this watch for just my workouts, mainly running. The Venu Sq Music is a little small for my liking, but I really like the look and feel of this watch. I would personally recommend to get the solar option, but as others have said, if you never go outside it's probably not needed. I ordered this watch mid Oct 2022, so not as many opportunities in WI to gauge the charging/maintaining abilities- I will have to wait for summer or a vacation for that. I did have a nice sunny day in late October here, and sitting for roughly 1hr in the sun charged a percent. Pretty decent in my opinion. I do not use any of the music, txt alert, or other Bluetooth options other than to sync to my phone every few days. Battery life is amazing. To a point that I actually have to think hard when my last charge was when it finally needs to be plugged in. I'm sure not using the Bluetooth alerts help a lot. I run just about everyday and use the GPS on run mode, so I still do challenge the battery a bit. Tons of features that I am still learning. The watch does take a few weeks to "learn you". I take the training suggestions with a grain of salt, but have noticed suggestions are not all that far off from my pre-planned training program. I like the quick morning report each morning. Kinda fun to wake up and look at phone for this info. Sure it's expensive but GPS tracking, battery life, and overall software/options on this watch are very expensive. I was on the fence at first, but very glad I pulled the trigger.

## Features

- Built with an always-on, full-color display that’s light on the wrist and easy to read even in direct sunlight.Special Feature:Waterproof.
- Battery life: up to 15 days of battery life in smartwatch mode for a full picture of your health — from sleep to training; plus, get up to 42 hours in GPS mode and up to 80 hours in UltraTrac mode
- Click or swipe through maps and stats with traditional button controls or a new, responsive touchscreen
- Whether you’re running on city streets or riding densely covered trails, Forerunner 955 provides full-color, built-in mapping to keep you on track
- Access multiple global navigation satellite systems, and get access to multiple frequencies sent by navigation satellites for improved accuracy in areas where GNSS signals are reflected, weak or typically don't penetrate — giving you superior accuracy for how far and how fast you’ve run — even in challenging environments
- From the moment you wake up, get a training readiness score based on your sleep quality, recovery, training and more, so you can determine whether it’s a good day to go hard — or take it easy
- Get ready for your next race with race widget — which provides training tips, personalized daily suggested workouts and completion time predictions based on course details, weather and performance
- Using new indicators such as HRV status, your recent exercise history and performance, get an easy insight into your overall effort with training status — and know whether you’re training productively, peaking or strained
- Receive an overview of your sleep, recovery and training outlook as soon as you wake up with morning report — alongside HRV status, training readiness and weather; you can even customize your report to show what you want to see (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)
- With HRV status, gain a deeper understanding of your overall health, recovery and training performance through HRV while you sleep, based on technology developed by our Firstbeat Analytics team (This device is intended to give an estimate of your activity and metrics)

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B09WTTD27P |
| Additional Features | PacePro™ Feature; Grade-Adjusted Pace; VO2 Max; Performance Condition; Sync Training Plans; Built-in Sports Apps; Visual Race Predictor; Track Running; Targeted Adaptive Coaching for Cycling, Race Adaptive Training Plans; Daily Suggested Workouts; Garmin Coach; Triathlon and Multisport Profiles; Wrist-Based Running Dynamics; Wrist-Based Running Power; Endurance Score; Real-Time Stamina |
| Age Range Description | Adult |
| Band Color | Black |
| Band Length | 220 Millimeters |
| Band Material Type | Silicone |
| Band Width | 22 Millimeters |
| Battery Average Life | 80 Hours |
| Battery Capacity | 4 Milliamp Hours |
| Battery Cell Type | Lithium Polymer |
| Best Sellers Rank | #9,469 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #250 in Smartwatches |
| Brand | Garmin |
| Built-In Media | Forerunner 955, power/data cable, documentation |
| Color | Black |
| Communication Feature | Bluetooth |
| Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
| Compatible Phone Models | Compatible with iOS and Android devices |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, USB |
| Controller Type | Push Button |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,710 Reviews |
| Display Type | Sunlight-visible, Transflective Memory-in-Pixel (MIP) |
| GPS Geotagging Functionality | Gps enabled |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00753759297022 |
| Human Interface Input | Buttons, Touchscreen |
| Item Dimensions | 1.8 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches |
| Item Height | 0.6 inches |
| Item Type Name | Running Smartwatch |
| Item Weight | 1.9 Ounces |
| Manufacturer | Garmin |
| Memory Storage Capacity | 32 GB |
| Metrics Measured | Heart Rate Monitor, Blood Oxygen Monitor, Sleep Duration |
| Model Name | Forerunner 955 |
| Model Number | 010-02638-10 |
| Operating System | Android & iOS |
| Resolution | 480 x 272 |
| Screen Size | 1.3 Inches |
| Shape | Round |
| Special Feature | PacePro™ Feature; Grade-Adjusted Pace; VO2 Max; Performance Condition; Sync Training Plans; Built-in Sports Apps; Visual Race Predictor; Track Running; Targeted Adaptive Coaching for Cycling, Race Adaptive Training Plans; Daily Suggested Workouts; Garmin Coach; Triathlon and Multisport Profiles; Wrist-Based Running Dynamics; Wrist-Based Running Power; Endurance Score; Real-Time Stamina Special Feature PacePro™ Feature; Grade-Adjusted Pace; VO2 Max; Performance Condition; Sync Training Plans; Built-in Sports Apps; Visual Race Predictor; Track Running; Targeted Adaptive Coaching for Cycling, Race Adaptive Training Plans; Daily Suggested Workouts; Garmin Coach; Triathlon and Multisport Profiles; Wrist-Based Running Dynamics; Wrist-Based Running Power; Endurance Score; Real-Time Stamina See more |
| Sport Type | Exercise & Fitness, Outdoor Lifestyle, Running, Track & Field, Training |
| Style Name | Non Solar |
| Supported Application | GPS |
| Supported Satellite Navigation System | GPS |
| Target Audience | Unisex adult |
| UPC | 753759297022 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 year limited warranty |
| Warranty Type | Limited |
| Water Resistance Depth | 50 Meters |
| Water Resistance Level | Waterproof |
| Waterproof Rating | IPX7 |
| Wearable Computer Type | Smart Watch |
| Wireless Communication Standard | Bluetooth |
| Wireless Compability | Bluetooth |

## Product Details

- **Battery Capacity:** 4 Milliamp Hours
- **Battery Cell Composition:** Lithium Polymer
- **Connectivity Technology:** Bluetooth, USB
- **GPS:** Gps enabled
- **Memory Storage Capacity:** 32 GB
- **Operating System:** Android & iOS
- **Screen Size:** 1.3 Inches
- **Shape:** Round
- **Wireless Communication Standard:** Bluetooth

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Pattern, Color, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: How long is battery life?**
A: Depends on how you use it. If you have prolonged sessions, less time. If you have solar and outside, a little longer.

**Q: Is the $100 extra solar version worth it so far?**
A: In the northern hemisphere - so far no, but I’m looking fwd to the spring days

**Q: How big is the screen ?**
A: I had own the 935, the 945 and now I bought the 955. The screen is as big as a regular smart watch - but the watch it self is not cumbersome as those bigger ones from Garmin. The OS that comes is really great and innovative, with the Morning Summary telling you abou your Readyness based on Trainning Status, Sleep Score and. HRV dynamics. The screen is more than enough to see alerts, messages and all the info - with the new touch screen system - stable and reliable

**Q: Is Training readiness accurate . How does it compare to body battery?**
A: The training readiness score seems very accurate to me. I'm fairly old, and work out 6-7 days/week. I must decide how hard/easy to hit it on my cross-training days so I'm good for my run days (my main thing), and whether I should cross-train on Sunday or take day off. The training readiness score is derived from 6 metrics: Sleep Score, Recovery Time (remaining from previous activity), HRV status, Acute load, Sleep score history, stress history. I find these underlying metrics to be accurate. I see direct correlation with "Training Readiness" vs how I actually feel, how well I rested, how hard I hit it the day before, etc. 
It takes the watch a couple weeks to really "learn" you, and in my case, I think it took my age into consideration and under-estimated what I could handle - kept yelling at me about over training. But it caught on in about 10-14 days and seems very very accurate. 

As to the diff between training readiness vs body battery, I'll just quote from DC Rainmaker's review on his site:
"Body Battery is basically your energy level. You recharge it every night, and then decrease it during the day, or during periods of relaxation (like sitting on the couch watching TV). However, with the Forerunner 955 there’s also Training Readiness, which is aimed at figuring out if you should train (or, to what intensity).
Think of it like this: Use Body Battery on vacation to see the impacts of your day when you don’t care about training. Whereas, use Training Readiness when you are trying to get workouts in. Again, tons more later on this in the ‘Training Readiness’ section."
 
end quote.
I personally use both in conjunction, training or not. In the rare case that I drink alcohol to mild excess, it shows up in poorer sleep score, higher stress score, ergo lower body battery and lower training readiness. This helped me to stop thinking of the night before an easy training day as a "cheat day" where I go out and party too much, to a "recovery day" - it really shows up. Its like having a "mom" or coach that tells you what you should/shouldn't do, and backs it up by the metrics it reads from your actual body. You can't argue with it, so it helps you improve your habits during those periods where you are serious/dedicated to meet certain weight or (in my case) race/time goals. 
It is actionable data upon which you can reliably make sound decisions about how/whether to train, and how hard you should do so. And if you start to go astray, it clearly shows the effects of your fun-loving ways. 
My old Garmin 935 was such a great watch. I can't believe this new watch is such a huge improvement over that - the algorithms are more refined, more accurate. I always reveled in my old 935 telling me my "fitness age" was 20+ years lower than my actual age (puff chest, beat like ape) but always knew that was BS. This watch is giving me 10 years lower than my actual age. I don't like it, dang it, but its closer to the truth.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ First time Garmin user
*by B***E on March 9, 2025*

I’ve been using this watch daily for 3 months now and have lots to say about it! This was my first Garmin/fitness watch, although I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch for many years. So this review is primarily a comparison of Apple Watch vs Garmin. First of all, the pros: *this thing is so powerful! The first time I did a run with it, the data blew me away. I’m currently obsessed with watch my VO2 max climb and seeing my HR and run power after every workout. *the Garmin Coach is SO COOL. I used one of the integrated plans to train for a 10k (I was already a competent runner and not slow) and managed to shave 30s off my pace. Knocked out a PR I was super proud of, with just a couple weeks of following a plan. *I love the training readiness score. I’m slowly learning that I generally like to push myself harder than I should and this thing keeps me from injury and over exertion. I’m often surprised at how slow it tells me to go on Z2 runs, and yet I keep getting faster. *I love this thing when following a plan or doing a race! It regularly tells me (via AirPods) when I’m going too fast or too slow. It helps me stay solidly in my training zone. Then, during a race, you can tell it what finish time you want to hit and it will keep you on track the whole time! I don’t think I would’ve hit my PR without that. Just a quick glance at my watch and I immediately knew how many seconds I was ahead or behind my plan. *i love the touch screen but will say that the majority of the time I’m using the buttons to navigate. Took me a minute to figure out what they all did. *the battery life!!! Coming from Apple Watch, I was floored that this thing lasts for literally over a week on one charge. Come on Apple, get it together with the battery life! A few cons: *this watch is not small. I actually kinda like the large size but as a woman on the smaller side of average, it’s pretty bulky. Which leads me to.. *I never sleep with it (it’s too big to be comfortable) which means that my training readiness/body battery isn’t as accurate as it could be. I did try sleeping with it the first week but it did a terrible job of tracking my sleep. Seemed to only notice when I was sleeping from 6am on…?? *the Garmin is definitely not a smart watch. Sure, it tells you when someone is calling or has texted but there’s no communication from the watch to the phone (no answering calls, responding to texts). I found myself constantly irritated that I couldn’t send a quick reaction to a text from my watch like usual. (I now only wear my garmin for workouts and put my Apple Watch back on for the rest of the day) *BEWARE the dreaded blue triangle. About a month after having this, a blue triangle showed up on screen and I couldn’t get it to turn off/on or go away. After some googling, I realized it’s a common software glitch. There is a way to reboot it, but I had to do it three times in just a few days and that was annoying. So far so good though, it hasn’t happened in a long time. Overall, I’m thoroughly pleased with this purchase and feel like a legit athlete. I bought it mainly for its triathlon capabilities but haven’t trained for another tri yet. Unfortunately, the integrated Garmin coach only has running and cycling plans, but I did read that you can get a triathlon plan directly from the Garmin website (just haven’t tried it yet).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent watch, worth every penny!
*by A***Y on November 10, 2022*

I was a little worried initially if this would look a bit small on my wrist. Something about a big bold watch on my wrist I was really drawn to. This watch fits just that and is a little more elegant than the Fenix line, in my opinion. My first Garmin watch was the Venu Sq Music, which I still currently use for work. Work is a bit physical, and I want to keep this watch for just my workouts, mainly running. The Venu Sq Music is a little small for my liking, but I really like the look and feel of this watch. I would personally recommend to get the solar option, but as others have said, if you never go outside it's probably not needed. I ordered this watch mid Oct 2022, so not as many opportunities in WI to gauge the charging/maintaining abilities- I will have to wait for summer or a vacation for that. I did have a nice sunny day in late October here, and sitting for roughly 1hr in the sun charged a percent. Pretty decent in my opinion. I do not use any of the music, txt alert, or other Bluetooth options other than to sync to my phone every few days. Battery life is amazing. To a point that I actually have to think hard when my last charge was when it finally needs to be plugged in. I'm sure not using the Bluetooth alerts help a lot. I run just about everyday and use the GPS on run mode, so I still do challenge the battery a bit. Tons of features that I am still learning. The watch does take a few weeks to "learn you". I take the training suggestions with a grain of salt, but have noticed suggestions are not all that far off from my pre-planned training program. I like the quick morning report each morning. Kinda fun to wake up and look at phone for this info. Sure it's expensive but GPS tracking, battery life, and overall software/options on this watch are very expensive. I was on the fence at first, but very glad I pulled the trigger.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FANTASTIC WATCH
*by T***T on May 27, 2024*

Where to begin... I bought this watch on some kind of super sale. I am not a watch guy, and always thought people with smart watches were just in the craze. Decided to take the leap since I already have a garmin bike computer, and I recently started running and swimming. I'll try to keep it short. There Are a million how to videos that show this watches features so I'll skip that This watch, is jammed pack with features. I don't even use them all there is so many. I love the ease of use, great tracking for running and swimming. Easy to start, pause and stop workouts. The touch screen works deceptively well under water? Its weird I've never seen a touch screen work when wet. The screen is plenty bright with sunglasses on outside, and I've been getting almost 2 weeks of battery with 7ish hours of logged activity a week. I love the morning report (I sleep with it on) The best part, hands down, is it works with the dexcom g7. For all you diabetic folks. There is dexcom and freestyle apps and watch faces to get your blood sugars right on there in a slightly delayed display. Love this watch, if you're in the fense like me, buy it. If you're friends have lower versions, talk smack

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