Forerunner 970

Garmin

Forerunner 970

66 positive 6 neutral 35 negative

Based on 107 Reddit mentions

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Like the look of the Vertical 2 but is the software really that bad ?

Currently have a forerunner 970 and really tempted by the vertical 2 just love the look of this watch, but reading data not correlating and other software issues is this really that bad ?

Gaaavinn in r/Suunto

October 7, 2025 11:47 AM

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I bought a T-Rex 3

I was torn between the Garmin Forerunner 970 and the T-Rex 3, but I ended up buying the T-Rex 3. However, it only supports VO2 max for running, and the Zepp training plans are too difficult, with intensities that don’t match my level, which is a bit overwhelming. Since I enjoy cycling a lot, it’s di

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Both_Plantain_8705 in r/amazfit

June 15, 2025 7:11 AM

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Big bug on my Forerunner 970 ! (And a question)

I'm disgusted. This morning, while I was running a 10 km race, my forrunner 970 crashed after the start while I was changing music tracks. The screen remained frozen for 200 meters, and my watch therefore did not record my 10 km. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Another question for those w

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LoupBlanc5 in r/garminforerunner

September 21, 2025 11:47 AM

5

970 vs 570

What real benefit is there going with the Garmin Forerunner 970 vs the 570? There is a huge price gap between the two without much more benefit. This article shows some of the differences between them and from what I can tell, the differences are minimal. Thoughts? [Top 5 Running Watches in 2025 | R

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Agile_Category5412 in r/garminforerunner

May 23, 2025 7:25 PM

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SyncMyWorkout Question

Greetings! I've got a question regarding stats moving between peloton tread classes and garmin connect with SyncMyWorkout.

I am using a Forerunner 970 and HRM 600, some of my workouts on Garmin connect show my SSL and GCT but lately my step speed loss and ground contact time are removed from my dat

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First_Connection_236 in r/pelotoncycle

November 1, 2025 12:57 PM

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Any Garmin Sail Race users?

I just got a new Forerunner 970. Tried using Sail Race for the first time for a race last weekend, and it did not have the same features as my buddy’s Quatix 7. The Quatix 7 had a bunch of data screens like VMG, some navigation screens, speed screens, etc. My Forerunner just had basic HR data and so

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Professional-Box2113 in r/sailing

November 6, 2025 2:22 AM

3

Step counter

Step counter on pace pro is crazy inaccurate. I wore it with a forerunner 970 for a few days to compare and it was always off by a few thousand per day. I can get up and walk around and it won’t record a single step. It’s 1PM and I’ve been up since 5 am walking around a good bit. I’m at 14 steps on

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Louisianimal6 in r/Coros

November 30, 2025 7:16 PM

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Forerunner 970 measures distance incorrectly

Hi folks,

I own a FR970 since mid of August and was quite pleased with the features and the build quality. But recently I discovered that the watch measures distance while running not correctly. My usual running track is ~5,67 km but the watch measures between 6 and 6,5km. Rebooting helps a couple

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bastardnation in r/garminforerunner

October 12, 2025 3:14 PM

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Forerunner 970 keeps announcing pace even though I *think* I turned off all notifications

Driving me crazy!!! I don’t want to know if I’m ahead or behind of my pace on my runs I can’t seem to turn it off it’s driving me nuts I think I turned off every possible alert but it keeps happening. Please advise. It only happens on the runs I use from my training peaks from coach. Not just on a n

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bubblegal1234 in r/u_bubblegal1234

October 17, 2025 8:47 PM

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Garmin Forerunner 970 very inaccurate

I recently upgraded to the Garmin Forerunner 970 and have been quite disappointed with how inaccurate it is during running. I have switched through the different GPS modes and it doesn’t seem to be much different. For example, ran a 5k race yesterday and it came in at 4.7k (whilst all other Garmin u

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Impossible-Ad-4558 in r/garminforerunner

November 16, 2025 11:56 AM

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