Garmin | Forerunner 955 Solar Smartwatch – Black

Take your running experience to the next level with one of the latest additions to our Garmin watch range, the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar in Black. Solar powered charging can even extend battery life by 17% in GPS mode from 42 to 49 hours making it the perfect partner for ultra runners and hikers alike.

Plan training and races with the race widget or challenge yourself with over 30 specific activity profiles, created to suit your needs. Tacx® Smart trainer even provides course simulations and workout prompts tailored to your fitness goals.

The Forerunner 955 Solar can store up to 2000 songs. Offline listening means you can take your playlists with you into the wilderness and even allows you to leave the phone at home for that after work run to eliminate distractions.

The Garmin morning report will provide you with an easy to understand summary of your sleep, heart rate variability and daily workout ahead. This high tech smartwatch features an array of performance and health metrics offering every stat a runner could need to tailor their training and improve performance including running dynamics and pacing suggestions. Full details of all these features can be found in the categories below.

With a battery life of 15/20* days in smartwatch mode and 42/49* hours in GPS mode there’s nowhere this watch can’t take you. *Extended times are with Solar charging, assuming 50,000 lux sunlight conditions for 3 hours per day. Waterproof to 50m, the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar is an essential bit of kit for Ironman athletes, triathletes and swimmers, it even comes with a built in triathlon activity profile.

At only 53g in weight the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar smartwatch is so light it will feel like it has always belonged on your wrist. Wear and tear is embraced by super tough Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX, a silicone wristband and easy to use button design.

Never get lost thanks to Garmin watches multi-band Global Navigation Satellite System support giving you a clear picture of where you are and how far you have run at all times. Safety features such as incident detection and LiveTrack can allow chosen contacts to see your exact location just in case you run into any difficulty along the way. The Garmin smartwatch range is industry leading in GPS and safety features.

The Garmin forerunner 955 Solar even features fully integrated colour mapping to help you plan routes and follow trails with ease no matter where you are. A range of route guidance features such as turn by turn directions, Climbpro ascent climber and up ahead road details mean you will never take a wrong turn or be left wondering how long an ascent has to go. Making those false demoralising false summits a thing of the past. 

The Garmin Courses and Round Trip features included with the Forerunner 955 Solar take the deliberation out of finding new running routes for training, simply input the desired distance and allow Garmin to show you the way. Garmin Courses can be linked to Strava meaning you’ll never forget to add a run to your activity log.

Garmin Connect acts as your very own virtual personal trainer and allows you to view your day at a glance on an easy to read dashboard, beat yesterday’s stats or challenge friends and earn badges to make training something to look forward to.

Performance Features

Built in Activity Profiles – special profiles for an array of sports

Cross Training – use built in HIIT, strength, cardio, yoga and Pilates sessions

Garmin Coach – free customisable training plans with tips from real coaches

Morning Report – HRV status, sleep, training, it’s even customisable

Pacepro™ – adaptive course adjusted pacing guidance

Performance Condition – pace and heart rate analysis gives a live condition status

Race Predictor – get time estimates based on previous performance and fitness

Race Widget – gives training tips, suggested workouts, time predictions

Recovery Timer – lets you know when to take a break between high effort workouts

Running Dynamics – measures cadence, stride length among other running metrics

Running Power – find out how much power you’re exerting during a run

Tacx® Smart trainer – course simulation and workout prompts based on your goals

Training Effect – shows how training is affecting your power, speed and endurance

Training Load Tracking – find out if you’re training at the right intensity 

Training Readiness Score – based on sleep, recovery and training

Workout Suggestions – adapts to your calendar and previous training

Health Features

Blood Oxygen Monitor – aids sleep monitoring and altitude acclimation statistics

Body Battery™ Monitoring – track energy levels and find out what time to workout

Health Overview – view heart rate, stress and blood oxygen metrics

Heart Rate Monitoring – heart rate sensor will alert you if it stays too low or high

HRV Status – heart rate variability gives you a indicator of overall health

Sleep Score Monitor – sleep quality report and tips on how to improve it

Women’s Health Tracking – track menstrual cycle or pregnancy

GPS and Lifestyle Features

Bluetooth – connect with Bluetooth headphones for phone free listening

Climbpro Ascent Climber – find out info on current climbs and upcoming ones

Connect IQ™ Store – download widgets and customise your watch

Full Colour Mapping – colour integrated mapping for wherever your run takes you

Garmin Connect App – See health and fitness information and connect with friends

Garmin Courses – plan routes with existing courses and even link to Strava

Garmin Pay – leave the wallet at home at pay for that post run treat with your watch**

Multiple GNSS Support – multiple navigation satellites mean never losing your way

Music – download 2000 songs plus playlists from your music streaming accounts

Phone Pairing – compatible with any iPhone or Android handset

Round Trip – just input your chosen distance and let your Garmin show you the way

Safety Tracking & LiveTrack – lets family know where you are when needed

Smart Notifications – receive texts emails and alerts on your wrist

Turn by Turn Directions – follow a route with your own personal sat nav directions

Up Ahead Road Details – see how close water, aid, food and finish lines are

Battery Life Features

Smartwatch mode – 15 days/20 days with solar*

GPS-only mode without music – 42 hours/49 hours with solar**

All-Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band with music  8.5 hours

All Systems GNSS mode plus Multi-Band without music – 20 hours/22 hours with solar**

Ultratrac mode – 80 hours/110 hours with solar**

*Solar charging, assuming all-day wear with 3 hours per day outside in 50,000 lux conditions

** Solar charging, assuming use in 50,000 lux conditions

**See current supported country, payment network and issuing bank information at: https://www.garmin.com/en-GB/garminpay/banks/