Garmin Forerunner 245 GPS Running Watch, with music and advanced training features, Black with Black Band

You do the running. Forerunner 245 Music does the thinking. This GPS running smartwatch evaluates performance stats such as VO2 max, aerobic and anaerobic training effect, and training status, which indicates if youre undertraining or overdoing it. You can also track advanced running dynamics such as ground contact time balance and stride length. Sync your favorite music from select streaming services and even store up to 500 songs right on your watch for phonefree listening. Take the guesswork out of training for your next 5K, 10K or Half-Marathon when you team this watch with the Garmin Coach App. Select free training plans that adapt to your goals, or take training into your own hands by creating custom workouts at Garmin Connect, our free online fitness community. Features: MUSIC : Easily download up to 500 songs to your watch – either from your own MP3 collection or from 3rd party streaming apps such as Spotify or Deezer. Connect with Bluetooth headphones (sold separately) for phone-free listening EASY-TO-USE : Features a bright, always-on colour screen and a reliable 5-button interface that lets you mark laps with just a quick press GARMIN COACH : Get custom training plans that adapt to help you meet your 5K, 10k or half marathon goal SAFETY AND TRACKING : Easily share your location with chosen contacts in case you need assistance âInches manually, or automatically with built-in incident detection, if needed ADVANCED RUNNING DYNAMICS : Includes cadence, ground contact time, ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical oscillation and vertical ratio SPORTS PROFILES : Run plus treadmill, indoor track, bike, indoor bike, treadmill, pool swim, row indoor, elliptical, stair stepper and more BODY BATTERY : Body Battery energy monitoring uses collected data to gauge your energy reserves at any moment, so you can plan your day to optimize times for activity and rest CONNECTED FEATURES : Bluetooth sensor support, Wi-Fi (245 Music only), smart notifications, control and play music, ANT+, LiveTrack and more BATTERY LIFE : Up to 7 days in smartwatch mode; up to 6 hours in GPS mode with music and 24 hours in GPS mode without music STYLE : Choose from 3 colour options

• Sync with music streaming services, such as Spotify, to easily store and play your favourite songs right from your watch
• Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; offers additional performance monitoring features
• Get free adaptive training plans from Garmin Coach, or create your own custom workouts at our Garmin Connect online fitness community
• Provides advanced running dynamics1, including ground contact time balance, stride length, vertical ratio and more
• Running awareness features make it easy to share your location with chosen contacts
• Sync with music streaming services, such as Spotify, to easily store and play your favourite songs right from your watch
• Evaluates your current training status to indicate if you’re undertraining or overdoing it; offers additional performance monitoring features
• IMPORTANT: When prompted by the phone, enter the 6-digit code displayed on your Garmin into the smartphone pop-up window. If you do not enter this code or enter it incorrectly, the message "Pairing Failed" will be displayed

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1Track your goals2Garmin Coach3Active.Life.Style4Music Reach your goals

Access advanced workouts and get free training plans, or create your own custom workouts at Garmin Connect.

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Up to 7 days in smartwatch mode and up to 24 hours in GPS mode.

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The tool for tracking, analyzing and sharing health and fitness activities recorded by your Garmin device.

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Comparison Table

	Forerunner 245 Music	Forerunner 245	Forerunner 55	Forerunner 45	Forerunner 45S
Daily Suggested Workouts	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
PacePro	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
Recovery Time	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
Race Predictor	✔	✔	✔	✘	✘
Built in GPS	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Wrist Based Heart Rate	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Advanced Running Dynamics	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘
Training Load	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘
Training Status	✔	✔	✘	✘	✘
Connect IQ Store	Yes	Yes	Yes	Watch faces only	Watch faces only