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Garmin Forerunner® 945 LTE Running Watch
RUN WITH CONFIDENCE
Up-at-dawn runners and conditioned-for-pain triathletes, Garmin wants you to have peace of mind while you run, ride or swim. So leave your phone at home. The Garmin Forerunner® 945 LTE running watch has got your back.
- Leave your phone at home — on purpose. LTE connectivity1 has you covered.
- Put the perfect soundtrack right on your wrist.
- Packed with powerful performance metrics to help you train smarter.
- Easily pay for purchases2 using Garmin Pay™ with just a tap of your wrist.
- Explore more routes with guidance from full-color onboard maps.
- Get up to 7 hours of battery life in GPS mode with music and LTE LiveTrack.
SPECS
- Lens Material - Corning® Gorilla® Glass DX
- Bezel Material - fiber-reinforced polymer
- QuickFit Watchband Compatible - yes (22 mm compatible)
- Strap Material - Silicone
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Physical Size - 44.4 x 44.4 x 13.9 mm
Fits wrists with a circumference of 128-218 mm
- Color Display - Yes
- Display Size - 1.2" (30.4 mm) diameter
- Display Resolution - 240 x 240 pixels
- Display Type - sunlight-visible, transflective memory-in-pixel (MIP)
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Battery Life - Smartwatch Mode: Up to 2 weeks
GPS mode with music: Up to 12 hours
GPS mode with LTE LiveTrack: Up to 10 hours
GPS mode with music and LTE LiveTrack: Up to 7 hours
GPS mode without music: Up to 35 hours - Water Rating - 5 ATM
- Memory/History - 200 hours of activity data
Clock Features
- Time/Date - Yes
- GPS Time Sync - Yes
- Automatic Daylight Savings Time - Yes
- Alarm Clock - Yes
- Timer - Yes
- Stopwatch - Yes
- Sunrise/Sunset Times - Yes
Health Monitoring
- Wrist-based heart rate monitoring (constant/every second) - Yes
- Daily Resting Heart Rate - Yes
- Abnormal Heart Rate Alerts - Yes (high and low)
- Respiration Rate (24x7) - Yes
- Pulse Ox Blood Saturation Rate - yes (spot-check, and optional all-day acclimation and in sleep)
- Fitness Age - Yes (in app)
- Body Battery Energy Monitor - Yes
- All Day Stress - Yes
- Relaxation Reminders - Yes
- Relaxation Breathing Timers - Yes
- Sleep - Yes (Advanced )
- Sleep Score and Insights - Yes
- Hydration - yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
- Women's Health - yes (in Garmin Connect™ and optional Connect IQ™ widget)
Sensors
- GPS - Yes
- Glonass - Yes
- Galileo - Yes
- b- Yes
- Barometric Altimeter - Yes
- Compass - Yes
- Gyroscope - Yes
- Accelerometer - Yes
- Thermometer - Yes
- Pulse Ox Blood Oxygen Saturation Monitor - Yes
Daily Smart Features
- Connectivity - Bluetooth®, ANT+®, Wi-Fi®, LTE (with subscription)
- Smart Notifications - Yes
- TEXT RESPONSE/REJECT PHONE CALL WITH TEXT (ANDROID™ ONLY) - Yes
- Calender - Yes
- Weather - Yes
- Controls Smartphone Music - Yes
- Plays and Controls Watch Music - Yes
- Music Storage - Up to 1000 songs
- Find My Phone - Yes
- Find My Watch - Yes
- VIRB® REMOTE - Yes
- Smartphone Compatibility - iPhone®, Android™
- Pairs with Garmin Connect™ Mobile - Yes
- Garmin Pay™ - Yes
Safety and Tracking Features
- Livetrack - Yes
- Spectator Messaging - yes (with LTE subscription)
- Group Livetrack - Yes
- Live Event Sharing - Yes
- Incident Detection During Select Activities - Yes
- Assistance - Yes
Tactical Features
- Dual Grip Coordinates - Yes
Activity Tracking Features
- Step Counter - Yes
- MOVE BAR (DISPLAYS ON DEVICE AFTER A PERIOD OF INACTIVITY; WALK FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO RESET IT) - Yes
- Yes - AUTO GOAL (LEARNS YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL AND ASSIGNS A DAILY STEP GOAL)
- Calories Burned - Yes
- Floors Climbed - Yes
- Distance Traveled - Yes
- Intensity Minutes - Yes
- TRUEUP™ - Yes
- Move IQ™ - Yes
- GARMIN CONNECT™ CHALLENGES APP - yes (optional Connect IQ app)
GYM & Fitness Equipment
- Available Gym Activity Profiles - Strength, Cardio and Elliptical Training, Stair Stepping, Floor Climbing, Indoor Rowing, Breathwork, Pilates and Yoga
- Cardio Workouts - Yes
- Strength Workouts - Yes
- Yoga Workouts - Yes
- Pilates Workouts - Yes
- Automatic Rep Counting - Yes
Training, Planning, and Analysis Features
- HR Zones - Yes
- HR Alerts - Yes
- HR Calories - Yes
- % HR Max - Yes
- % HRR - Yes
- Recovery Time - Yes
- Auto Max HR - Yes
- 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
- Respiration Rate (During Exercise) - yes (with compatible accessory)
- GPS Speed and Distance - Yes
- Customizable Data Pages - Yes
- Customizable Activity Profiles - Yes
- AUTO PAUSE® - Yes
- Interval Training - Yes
- IMPROVED INTERVAL (INCLUDES OPEN REPEATS, INTERVALS DATA PAGE, REST SCREEN AND AUTO DETECTION) - Yes
- Advanced Workouts - Yes
- Downloadable Training Plans - Yes
- AutoLap® - Yes
- Manual Lap - Yes
- Configurable Lap Alerts - Yes
- Heat and Altitude Acclimation - Yes
- VO2 Max Run - Yes
- TRAINING STATUS (LETS YOU SEE IF YOU’RE TRAINING EFFECTIVELY BY TRACKING YOUR TRAINING HISTORY AND FITNESS LEVEL TREND.) - Yes
- TRAINING LOAD (YOUR TOTAL TRAINING LOAD FOR THE LAST 7 DAYS CALCULATED FROM ESTIMATED EPOC) - Yes
- Training Load Focus - Yes
- Training Effect - Yes
- Training Effect (Anaerobic) - Yes
- Primary Benefit (Training Effect Labels) - Yes
- Improved Recovery Time - Yes
- Daily Suggested Workouts - Yes
- Custom Alerts - Yes
- Audio Prompts - Yes
- Finish Time - Yes
- Virtual Partner - Yes
- Race an Activity - Yes
- Auto Multisport Activities - Yes
- Manual Multisport Activities - Yes
- Course Guidance - Yes
- Garmin Live Segments - Yes
- Strava Live Segments - Yes
- Round Trip Course Creator (Running/Cycling) - Yes
- Trendline™ Popularity Routing - Yes
- Touch And/Or Button Lock - Yes
- Hot Keys - Yes
- Auto Scroll - Yes
- Activity History on Watch - Yes
- Physio TrueUp - Yes
Running Features
| AVAILABLE RUN PROFILES |
Running, Indoor and Outdoor Track Running, Treadmill Running, Trail Running, Virtual Running, Ultra Running |
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| GPS-BASED DISTANCE, TIME AND PACE | yes |
| RUNNING DYNAMICS | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| VERTICAL OSCILLATION AND RATIO (THE DEGREE OF 'BOUNCE' IN YOUR RUNNING MOTION AND THE COST-BENEFIT RATIO WITH STRIDE LENGTH) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| GROUND CONTACT TIME AND BALANCE (SHOWS HOW MUCH TIME, IN THE RUNNING MOTION, YOUR FOOT IS ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN IN FLIGHT AND LETS YOU CHECK YOUR RUNNING SYMMETRY) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| STRIDE LENGTH (REAL TIME) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| CADENCE (PROVIDES REAL-TIME NUMBER OF STEPS PER MINUTE) | yes |
| PERFORMANCE CONDITION (AFTER RUNNING 6–20 MINUTES, COMPARES YOUR REAL-TIME CONDITION TO YOUR AVERAGE FITNESS LEVEL) | yes |
| LACTATE THRESHOLD (THROUGH ANALYSIS OF YOUR PACE AND HEART RATE, ESTIMATES THE POINT WHERE YOUR MUSCLES START TO RAPIDLY FATIGUE) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| PACEPRO™ PACING STRATEGIES | yes |
| RUN WORKOUTS | yes |
| RACE PREDICTOR | yes |
| FOOT POD CAPABLE | yes |
Golfing Features |
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| PRELOADED WITH 42,000 COURSES WORLDWIDE | yes |
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| YARDAGE TO F/M/B (DISTANCE TO FRONT, MIDDLE AND BACK OF GREEN) | yes |
| YARDAGE TO LAYUPS/DOGLEGS | yes |
| MEASURES SHOT DISTANCE (CALCULATES EXACT YARDAGE FOR SHOTS FROM ANYWHERE ON COURSE) | Automatic |
| DIGITAL SCORECARD | yes |
| STAT TRACKING (STROKES, PUTTS PER ROUND, GREENS AND FAIRWAYS HIT) | yes |
| GARMIN AUTOSHOT™ | yes |
| AUTO COURSEVIEW UPDATES | yes |
| GREEN VIEW WITH MANUAL PIN POSITION | yes |
| HAZARDS AND COURSE TARGETS | yes |
| PINPOINTER | yes |
| HANDICAP SCORING | yes |
| TRUSWING™ COMPATIBLE | yes |
| ROUND TIMER/ODOMETER | yes |
Outdoor Recreation |
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| AVAILABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION PROFILES |
Hiking, Climbing, Skiing, Snowboarding, XC Skiing, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Rowing, Kayaking |
|---|---|
| POINT-TO-POINT NAVIGATION | yes |
| BREAD CRUMB TRAIL IN REAL TIME | yes |
| BACK TO START | yes |
| TRACBACK® | yes |
| ULTRATRAC MODE | yes |
| AROUND ME MODE | yes |
| ELEVATION PROFILE | yes |
| DISTANCE TO DESTINATION | yes |
| BAROMETRIC TREND INDICATOR WITH STORM ALERT | yes |
| CLIMBPRO™ ASCENT PLANNER | yes |
| TRAIL RUN AUTO CLIMB | yes |
| VERTICAL SPEED | yes |
| TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT | yes |
| FUTURE ELEVATION PLOT | yes |
| PRELOADED TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS | yes |
| PRELOADED ROAD AND TRAIL MAPS | yes |
| DOWNLOADABLE CARTOGRAPHY SUPPORT | yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH BASECAMP™ | yes |
| GPS COORDINATES | yes |
| AREA CALCULATION | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| HUNT/FISH CALENDAR | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| PROJECTED WAYPOINT | yes |
| SUN AND MOON INFORMATION | yes (via Connect IQ™) |
| XERO™ LOCATIONS | yes |
Cycling Features |
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| ALERTS (TRIGGERS ALARM WHEN YOU REACH GOALS INCLUDING TIME, DISTANCE, HEART RATE OR CALORIES) | yes |
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| COURSES | yes |
| CYCLE MAP (ROUTABLE CYCLING-SPECIFIC STREET MAP) | yes |
| MTB GRIT & FLOW | yes |
| AVAILABLE CYCLING PROFILES |
Biking, Indoor Biking, Mountain Trail Biking, eBiking, eMountain Trail Biking |
| BIKE LAP AND LAP MAXIMUM POWER (WITH POWER SENSOR) | yes |
| RACE AN ACTIVITY | yes |
| FTP (FUNCTIONAL THRESHOLD POWER) | yes (with compatible accessory) |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VECTOR™ (POWER METER) | yes |
| POWER METER COMPATIBLE | yes |
| ADVANCED VECTOR SUPPORT | yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA VISION™ (HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY) | yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ RADAR (REAR-FACING RADAR) | yes |
| COMPATIBLE WITH VARIA™ LIGHTS | yes |
| SPEED AND CADENCE SENSOR SUPPORT (W/SENSOR) | yes |
Swimming Features |
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| AVAILABLE SWIM PROFILES |
Pool Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Swim running |
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| OPEN-WATER SWIM METRICS (DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT/RATE, STROKE DISTANCE, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | yes |
| POOL SWIM METRICS (LENGTHS, DISTANCE, PACE, STROKE COUNT, SWIM EFFICIENCY (SWOLF), CALORIES) | yes |
| STROKE TYPE DETECTION (FREESTYLE, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE, BUTTERFLY) (POOL SWIM ONLY) | yes |
| DRILL LOGGING (POOL SWIM ONLY) | yes |
| BASIC REST TIMER (UP FROM 0) (POOL SWIM ONLY) | yes |
| "REPEAT ON" REST TIMER (POOL SWIM ONLY) | yes |
| AUTO REST (POOL SWIM ONLY) | yes |
| TIME AND DISTANCE ALERTS | yes |
| PACING ALERTS (POOL SWIM ONLY) | yes |
| COUNTDOWN START (POOL SWIM ONLY) | yes |
| POOL SWIM WORKOUTS | yes |
| CRITICAL SWIM SPEEDyes | yes |
| UNDERWATER WRIST-BASED HEART RATE | yes |
| 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™ and HRM-Swim™) |
Kid Activity Tracking Features |
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| TOE-TO-TOE™ CHALLENGES APP | yes (optional Connect IQ app) |
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Order Processing and Shipping
Fuji, Giant, Specialized, and Yuba bikes can only be picked up at our local store in Miami (5995 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL 33143). These brands do not allow any retailer to ship their bikes.
We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover (as well as PayPal and Apple Pay) as forms of payment. Once your order is placed, the payment method is charged immediately and we do aim on shipping most orders within 24 business hours.
Orders usually ship within one business day after being placed.
U.S. Shipping
- A flat rate of $4.95 will be applied to orders with items subtotaling less than $50.
- Free shipping on orders over $50 (for orders less than 10lbs).
- Free shipping does not apply to orders that have a combined weight of 10lbs or more. (shipping weight of 10lbs or more)
- Bikes can only be shipped in the continental U.S. Bikes cannot be shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories.
- All bikes that are shipped will require assembly that your local bike store will most likely charge an assembly fee for. It is highly recommended to bring your bike to your local authorized mechanic to assemble your bike to avoid your warranty from being voided. Assembly fees will vary by your local store.
Oversize Items
- For most oversized items like bicycles that weigh 15lbs and above, the shipping and handling charges are:
- $149.99 for adult bikes (and some 26" bikes) priced up to $3,000
- $199.99 for 26" and 29" SE Bikes
- $199.99 for E-bikes (Electric Bikes)
- $49.99 for kid's bikes that are 12" and 16"
- $79.99 for kid's bikes that are 20" and 24"
- Oversized orders will typically ship using UPS or FedEx.
- Indoor bikes (i.e. Stages SB20 and Wahoo Kickr) are considered overweight items by UPS and FedEx and cannot ship with regular UPS or FedEx Ground because they have a high probability of getting damaged. These indoor bikes must ship on a pallet and ship with our freight carrier (Southeast Freight) and the flat rate for freight shipping is $199.99 to any state in the U.S. except for Hawaii and Alaska.
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Indoor bikes (i.e. Stages SB20 and Wahoo Kickr) are considered overweight items by UPS and FedEx and cannot ship with regular UPS or FedEx Ground because they have a high probability of getting damaged. These indoor bikes must ship with Kitzuma using our white glove service. The Kitzuma White Glove Service for these oversized bikes is $350.
If you wish to cancel your order after we charge your payment method, please contact us by phone at 305-661-8363 or email at orders@mackcycleandfitness.com and we will refund your payment method asap provided that your order has not yet shipped.
Order Confirmation
After placing an order, you will get a confirmation email within 10 minutes. If you place an order with us and don't get a confirmation email check your "junk" mail folder - it will probably be in there; otherwise, shoot us an email at orders@mackcycleandfitness.com and we'll resend an order confirmation to your email immediately.
Cancellation
Orders may only be canceled or changed on the same calendar day they are placed, after which they are subject to the terms of our Return Policy.
Order Status
When you place an order with us, you will receive a link that will allow you to track that order. Once your order ships, you will receive another email with tracking information (if available).
Returns
We want you to be happy with your order! With some exceptions (see below), if you are not satisfied with your order you may return it within 30 days of your receipt of merchandise for a refund of the purchase price less the original shipping fees. Returns can be shipped to:
- Mack Cycle and Fitness
- Attn: Online Sales
- 5995 Sunset Drive
- Miami, FL 33143
Return shipping costs are the responsibility of the customer and any shipping fees originally paid on your order are non-refundable. Here are the exceptions and clarifications:
- Products must be returned to us in their original condition and in their original packaging complete with all tags, instructions, and inserts.
- Mack Cycle and Fitness cannot accept returns on products that have been customized (color, finish, dimensions, upholstery, etc.).
Returns can be shipped using UPS, FedEx, or USPS (we do not accept CODs). We will refund shipping costs on damaged or incorrect merchandise. Merchandise returned that appears used will be subject to a restocking fee. (Labor fees are not refundable, i.e., custom-built wheels.). Once we receive your return, we do aim to process it within 24 to 48 hours.
