The Garmin Forerunner 970 is everything you want in a running watch, and almost everything you'd need from a smartwatch. Yes, you'll pay like you're buying one of each, but it's a top-end wearable ...

But going from one of Garmin's entry-level running watches to their top-of-the-line model won't be for everyone.

The Garmin Forerunner 970 is the best sports watch available, in my opinion, but it doesn’t come cheap and the Suunto Race 2 is a notable competitor that offers many of the same key features as the ...

The Garmin Forerunner 970 is the newest and best Forerunner watch (aka Garmin's flagship running watch line). It’s an improved version of the Forerunner 965, though it does come with a shorter battery ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

A stalwart of Garmin’s smartwatch range, the reliable Forerunner family is growing – and its two new members are set to be ones that runners will want to wrap around their wrists. The watches in ...

Garmin has announced the Garmin Forerunner 970 and 570, which are likely to become an important part of the backbone of the entire Garmin range for exercise enthusiasts. These watches might be ...

OLATHE, Kan., May 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) today announced the Forerunner ® 570 and Forerunner 970, its latest GPS running and triathlon smartwatches with advanced training tools, ...

The Forerunner 970 has a 47 mm case, weighs 56 g, and features a 1.4-inch AMOLED touchscreen with optional always-on mode. It uses a sapphire crystal lens with a titanium bezel. The watch offers up to ...