Garmin’s terrific Forerunner 265 running watch is down to its lowest price to date

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As portion of its “Glowtime” event connected September 9th, Apple is expected to uncover the Apple Watch Series 10 and perchance a caller Apple Watch Ultra. However, portion some watches are expected to diagnostic caller chips and amended displays, neither of them volition apt rival the Garmin Forerunner 265 when it comes to dedicated moving features oregon artillery life. Luckily, Garmin’s fantabulous moving ticker is presently connected merchantability astatine Amazon, Best Buy, and REI for $349.99 ($100 off) — an all-time low.

Of each the moving watches Garmin presently sells, the platform-agnostic Forerunner 265 astir apt strikes the champion equilibrium betwixt terms and performance. Both the 265 and smaller 265S connection multiband GPS for much precise tracking, onboard euphony storage, and a vibrant, always-on OLED display, which allows you to eke retired an full week of artillery beingness connected a azygous complaint (or longer with the AOD disabled).

More importantly, some models supply each moving metric you tin deliberation of, including stride length, cadence, and different form-related data. They besides fto you instrumentality vantage of Garmin’s much caller — albeit, invited — features, including PacePro, Training Readiness, and Race Predictor. The second is my favorite, arsenic it provides you with an estimated clip for a 5K, 10K, fractional marathon, oregon marathon utilizing your semipermanent grooming data. That makes the Forerunner 265 conscionable arsenic suitable for beginners arsenic it is for those grooming for their adjacent marathon.

Garmin’s midrange Forerunner ticker adds a caller OLED display, a week’s worthy of artillery life, and dual-frequency GPS for amended accuracy.

Garmin’s Forerunner 265S is identical to the modular 265, lone it features a somewhat amended artillery beingness and a smaller 42mm physique for those with much petite wrists.

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