Forerunner 745 GPS Running Smartwatch with Detailed Training Stats

Chase down new PRs with Forerunner® 745. This GPS running watch is made for runners and triathletes like you who need detailed training stats and on-device workouts plus smartwatch functions such as music, contactless payments and more. Preloaded activity profiles for cycling and pool swimming let you round out your training routine, and the multisport profile consolidates data for your brick workouts. To meet your goals, tap into advanced physio features such as heat and altitude acclimation, training load focus and race predictor. Sync music from select services to store on your watch for phone-free listening while you run. 

SLEEP SCORE AND INSIGHTS	✔️
BATTERY LIFE (SMARTWATCH MODE)	Up to 7 days
DAILY SUGGESTED WORKOUTS	✔️
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN	yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
GARMIN PAY™	✔️
MUSIC STORAGE	✔️
TRAINING STATUS	✔️
DISPLAY TYPE	Sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
WATER RATING	5 ATM

STRAP MATERIAL	silicone
LENS MATERIAL	Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX
BEZEL MATERIAL	fiber-reinforced polymer
QUICKFIT™ WATCH BAND COMPATIBLE	yes (22 mm)
PHYSICAL SIZE	43.8 x 43.8 x 13.3 mm
WEIGHT	47 g
DISPLAY SIZE	1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
DISPLAY RESOLUTION	240 x 240 pixels
COLOR DISPLAY	✔️
BATTERY LIFE	Smartwatch mode: Up to 7 days
CHARGING METHOD	Garmin proprietary plug charger
MEMORY/HISTORY	4 GB

TIME/DATE	✔️
GPS TIME SYNC	✔️
AUTOMATIC DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME	✔️
ALARM CLOCK	✔️
TIMER	✔️
STOPWATCH	✔️
SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES	✔️

WRIST-BASED HEART RATE (CONSTANT, EVERY SECOND)	✔️
DAILY RESTING HEART RATE	✔️
ABNORMAL HEART RATE ALERTS	yes (high and low)
RESPIRATION RATE (24X7)	✔️
FITNESS AGE	yes (in app)
BODY BATTERY™ ENERGY MONITOR	✔️
ALL-DAY STRESS	✔️
RELAXATION BREATHING TIMER	✔️
SLEEP	yes (advanced)
HYDRATION	yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
WOMEN'S HEALTH	yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)

GPS	✔️
GLONASS	✔️
GALILEO	✔️
GARMIN ELEVATE™ WRIST HEART RATE MONITOR	✔️
PULSE OX BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION MONITOR	✔️
BAROMETRIC ALTIMETER	✔️
COMPASS	✔️
GYROSCOPE	✔️
ACCELEROMETER	✔️
THERMOMETER	✔️

CONNECTIVITY	Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®
CONNECT IQ™ (DOWNLOADABLE WATCH FACES, DATA FIELDS, WIDGETS AND APPS)	✔️
SMART NOTIFICATIONS	✔️
TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY)	✔️
CALENDAR	✔️
WEATHER FORECASTS	✔️
CONTROLS SMARTPHONE MUSIC	✔️
PLAYS AND CONTROLS WATCH MUSIC	✔️
FIND MY PHONE	✔️
FIND MY WATCH	✔️
VIRB® REMOTE	✔️
PAIRS WITH GARMIN CONNECT™ MOBILE	✔️
SMARTPHONE COMPATIBILITY	iPhone® & Android™

GYM	Strength, Cardio, Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing,
MULTISPORT	Swimming/Running
WELLNESS	Walking, Pilates, Yoga
INDOOR RUNNING	Treadmill Running, Indoor Track Running, Virtual Running
OUTDOOR RUNNING	Running, Outdoor Track Running, Trail Running
OUTDOOR RECREATION	Hiking
CYCLING	Biking, Mountain Biking, Indoor Biking
SWIM	Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming
ON THE WATER	Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking
SNOW & WINTER	Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Classic Skiing, Backcountry Skiing, Snowshoeing

INCIDENT DETECTION DURING SELECT ACTIVITIES	✔️
INCIDENT DETECTION ALERT ON PHONE FOR WEARABLES	✔️
ASSISTANCE	✔️
LIVETRACK	✔️
GROUP LIVETRACK	✔️
LIVE EVENT SHARING	Android™ Only

DUAL GRID COORDINATES	✔️

STEP COUNTER	✔️
MOVE ALERTS (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY)	✔️
AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)	✔️
CALORIES BURNED	✔️
FLOORS CLIMBED	✔️
DISTANCE TRAVELED	✔️
INTENSITY MINUTES	✔️
TRUEUP™	✔️
MOVE IQ™	✔️
GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP	yes (optional Connect IQ app)

CARDIO WORKOUTS	✔️
STRENGTH WORKOUTS	✔️
YOGA WORKOUTS	✔️
PILATES WORKOUTS	✔️
AUTOMATIC REP COUNTING	✔️

CUSTOMIZABLE DATA PAGES	✔️
DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING PLANS	✔️
COURSE GUIDANCE	✔️
HR ZONES	✔️
HR ALERTS	✔️
HR CALORIES	✔️
% HR MAX	✔️
% HRR	✔️
RECOVERY TIME	✔️
AUTO MAX HR	✔️
HRV STRESS TEST (MEASURES YOUR HEART RATE VARIABILITY WHILE STANDING STILL, FOR 3 MINUTES, TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN ESTIMATED STRESS LEVEL; THE SCALE OF THIS IS 1 TO 100; LOW SCORES INDICATE LOWER STRESS LEVELS)	yes (with compatible accessory)
HR BROADCAST (BROADCASTS HR DATA OVER ANT+® TO PAIRED DEVICES)	yes (using ANT+ or BLE)
GPS SPEED AND DISTANCE	✔️
CUSTOMIZABLE ACTIVITY PROFILES	✔️
AUTO PAUSE®	✔️
INTERVAL TRAINING	✔️
ADVANCED WORKOUTS	✔️
HRM RUNNING PACE AND DISTANCE	✔️
AUTO LAP®	✔️
MANUAL LAP	✔️
CONFIGURABLE LAP ALERTS	✔️
HEAT AND ALTITUDE ACCLIMATION	✔️
VO2 MAX (RUN)	✔️
TRAINING LOAD	✔️
TRAINING LOAD FOCUS	✔️
TRAINING EFFECT	✔️
TRAINING EFFECT (ANAEROBIC)	✔️
PRIMARY BENEFIT (TRAINING EFFECT LABELS)	✔️
CUSTOM ALERTS	✔️
AUDIO PROMPTS	✔️
FINISH TIME	✔️
VIRTUAL PARTNER	✔️
RACE AN ACTIVITY	✔️
AUTO MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES	✔️
MANUAL MULTISPORT ACTIVITIES	✔️
GARMIN LIVE SEGMENTS	✔️
STRAVA LIVE SEGMENTS	✔️
ROUND-TRIP COURSE CREATOR (RUNNING/CYCLING)	yes (in Garmin Connect™)
TRENDLINE™ POPULARITY ROUTING	yes (in Garmin Connect™)
TOUCH AND/OR BUTTON LOCK	✔️
HOT KEYS	✔️
AUTO SCROLL	✔️
ACTIVITY HISTORY ON WATCH	✔️
PHYSIO TRUEUP	✔️

GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE	✔️
RUNNING DYNAMICS	yes (with compatible accessory)
VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO	yes (with compatible accessory)
GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE	yes (with compatible accessory)
STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME)	yes (with compatible accessory)
CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE)	✔️
PERFORMANCE CONDITION	✔️
LACTATE THRESHOLD	yes (with compatible accessory)
PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES	✔️
RUN WORKOUTS	✔️
TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB	✔️
RACE PREDICTOR	✔️
FOOT POD CAPABLE	✔️
RUN/WALK/STAND DETECTION	✔️

POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION	✔️
BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME	✔️
BACK TO START	✔️
TRACBACK®	✔️
ULTRATRAC MODE	✔️
ELEVATION PROFILE	✔️
DISTANCE TO DESTINATION	✔️
BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT	✔️
CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER	✔️
VERTICAL SPEED	✔️
TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT	✔️
FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT	✔️
GPS COORDINATES	✔️
AREA CALCULATION	yes (via Connect IQ™)
FISH FORECAST	yes (via Connect IQ™)
SUN AND MOON INFORMATION	yes (via Connect IQ™)

COURSES	✔️
BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR)	✔️
RACE AN ACTIVITY	✔️
ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES)	✔️
FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER)	yes (with compatible accessory)
MTB GRIT & FLOW	✔️
ADVANCED CYCLING DYNAMICS	✔️
COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ AND RALLY™ (POWER METERS)	✔️
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY)	✔️
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR)	✔️
COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS	✔️
SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR)	✔️
POWER METER COMPATIBLE	✔️

OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES)	✔️
POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES)	✔️
STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY)	✔️
DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY)	✔️
BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY)	✔️
"REPEAT ON" REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY)	✔️
AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY)	✔️
TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS	✔️
PACING ALERTS (POOL SWIM ONLY)	✔️
COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY)	✔️
POOL SWIM WORKOUTS	✔️
CRITICAL SWIM SPEED	✔️
UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE	✔️
HEART RATE FROM EXTERNAL HRM (REAL-TIME DURING RESTS, INTERVAL AND SESSION STATS DURING RESTS, AND AUTOMATIC HEART RATE DOWNLOAD POST-SWIM)	yes (with HRM-Tri, HRM-Swim, HRM-Pro or HRM-Pro Plus)

TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP	yes (optional Connect IQ Toe-to-Toe™ Challenges app)

For any warranty claims please contact the manufacturer directly.

Manufacturer: Garmin