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Garmin Forerunner 970 review: Testing Garmin's top-flight running watch over nine months

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 · By Endurance Wire

I trained with the Forerunner for more than nine months - long enough to really put it through its paces. It came with me on weekly 5Ks, tempo sessions, interval workouts, long half-marathon training runs and even a sweaty 10K trail race last summer. It’s a powerful, performance-driven piece of tech, and perfect for training and analyzing your stats — even if it is one of the priciest running watches on the market right now. In terms of core features, the 970 delivers everything you’d expect from one of the best Garmin watches .