![]() ![]() – GPS Battery life increases from 24hrs in base GPS mode to 30hrs – Changed to Garmin Elevate V4 Optical HR sensor – Daily suggested workouts can now be tied to future calendar race events, automatically creating workouts for that distance/course – Daily suggested workouts can now be seen into the future, configuration of long-workout days, more settings, etc… – Changed Training Load Focus to be aware of your entire race calendar – Massively overhauled how Training status/load works (more details lower down) – Added Power Saver Feature (up to 62 days of battery life) – Added the ability to configure watch activity profiles and data fields from your phone – Added Automatic Run/Walk/Stand detection within a workout – Added Race Predictor historical trendlines (to see if you’re getting faster or slower) – Added ‘Up Ahead’ feature for distances to predefined markers like aide stations, climbs, etc… – Added Ability to Redirect Emergency Assistance to a Single Person – Added New Race Calendar & Race Details/Countdown Widgets – Added Morning Report (summarizes HRV, Sleep, workout plans, etc…) – Added Running-power specific training zones ![]() – Added native running power (wrist based, and native data fields) – Added Sleep Stages & Sleep Score trends beyond 7 Days – Added full triathlon/multisport support & activity profiles – Added multi-band GPS support (dual-frequency support) – Two variants, non-music ($349) and music ($399) – Two sizes now – 42mm and 46mm (price same for both) Nonetheless, here’s an attempt to compile a list of everything that’s new compared to its predecessor, the Forerunner 245: Basically almost everything seen on the new Instinct 2 series a few months back, as well as piles of features launched on the Forerunner 945 LTE last summer and now newness launched at the same time on the Forerunner 955 series. Which is to say, there’s a boatload of new stuff here. ![]() The Forerunner 255 series essentially becomes a Forerunner 745, but with most of the newness of a Forerunner 955. If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. Once this unit goes back, I’ll go out and get my own for any future testing needs. ![]() And as regular readers know, if something is crap, I’m gonna tell it brutally like it is – no matter the brand ( as Garmin saw just two weeks ago). This review is not sponsored (nor does any company get to preview anything I review), and I don’t take any advertiser money from any companies I review. I’ve got my full in-depth review here on that here.Īs usual, this watch is a media loaner, and it’ll go back to Garmin shortly. They also announced the new Forerunner 955 & 955 Solar, which matches the features previously found on the Fenix 7, while expanding out with new features launched in the Forerunner 955. Oh, and it now has native running power (wrist based).īut the Forerunner 255 wasn’t the only watch announced today. The company also pulled in all of the previous high-end training load and recovery features from what used to be on the Forerunner 945, while extending that further with even more tools like HRV status and a massively revamped daily suggested workouts feature that can now plot out an entire season’s worth of workouts leading up to a specific race (or series of races). This is the lowest priced watch we’ve seen on the market from any company to have this feature, while also becoming Garmin’s lowest priced full multisport watch.īut to simply assume Garmin only added a few sport profiles would be a mistake. Sure, it’s also a running watch, but it can now swim/bike/run with the best of them, including featuring Garmin’s high-end multi-band/dual-frequency GPS chipset. The Forerunner 255 is now a multisport triathlon watch. ![]()
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