Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE

With the three-time world triathlon champion, Mario Mola, at the helm, the American brand has presented one of its latest multisport GPS watches for runners and triathletes: the Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE. This is a more advanced version in terms of connectivity and security compared to its more standard version.

The main arguments of this new Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE have focused on shaping a high performance GPS smartwatch very light and that brings with it everything you need for your most demanding workouts, which can range from swimming in open water to long distance runs on asphalt.

Why go for the Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE: Safety Features

As its name suggests, the Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE includes the innovative LTE technology, which comes to enhance that section of security and tracking from the optical sensor on the wrist, and without any need for it to vaya linked to your smartphone You can leave it at home!

Although it is true that the LTE technology requires you to have an active monthly subscription for the LTE functionalities to be operational, and thus take advantage of its full potential as far as real-time connectivity is concerned, and as we mentioned, emphasizing the section on tracking and security of the athlete. In summary, some of the most relevant functions of this LTE technology, which we have already seen in the Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music in its U.S. edition, and under subscription on Verizon. Although this time even more advanced and refined:

Assistance Plus

It allows you to be permanently connected to Garmins IERCC, or what is the same, to the 24-hour professional emergency rescue coordination center. The idea is that you have the possibility to send your name and location, and thus contact the emergency services.

On the other hand, if the watch detects an incident, it can also send an emergency message to your contacts, sending them your location.

Livetrack

This function allows your friends and family to have the opportunity to follow your location in real time, to such an extent that they can also access the planning of your complete roadmap. A section that increases the degree of security when you go out to do your sports practice.

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Spectator messages

A very useful resource to keep you motivated at all times, and through which you can receive text and audio messages from those closest to you. But there's more, because this Forerunner 945 LTE also sends, automatically, updates of your races to whoever you want, and they can follow your miles traveled and your race pace, among other things.

In short, the commitment to innovative LTE technology of this Garmin Forerunner 945 assures you:

• No need for a SIM card.

• Keep in touch with your family and friends, improving communication.

• Security and data transmission.

• High-speed data reception.

• Easy subscription management.

There is no doubt that with all of the above, the Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE is synonymous with security. Not only for that LTE connectivity, but also because this GPS watch incorporates full-color maps to find the best route, but also to prevent you from getting lost in your workouts.

Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE, designed for advanced monitoring of your performance.

The Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE also stands out for its features with the purpose of training in a smarter and more efficient way. Hence this training device is able to offer advanced monitoring of all your sports performance, from your VO2 max, through workloads and recovery times, to the maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 max performance changes by heat or altitude), among other functions.

But there are also other advanced training features worth noting on this Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE :

Race forecast.

Takes into account your current fitness level as well as your training history to assess the impact of physical exertion to help you reach your goals.

Training load focus

Detailed statistics of your training load from an intensity perspective to assess whether those loads are well balanced.

Performance capability

In the midst of physical exertion, the watch analyzes your heart rate and its variability to evaluate your performance in real time.

Track training

An integrated activity profile with the idea of measuring running distance more accurately on a 400 track.

Round-trip routes

Including the distance to run, the watch offers you suggested circular routes to follow. While the Trendline option gives you access to the best local routes.

Of course, the valuable running dynamics (cadence, stride length, balance, contact time, etc.) are not overlooked either. As well as the PacePro function, designed to maintain your running pace with indications that are adjusted to the slope of the route.

Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE, battery life and other details of interest

Another important section to take into account of the Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE is focused on the section of its greater battery life:

• Smartwatch mode up to 2 weeks.

• GPS mode with music up to 12 hours.

• GPS mode with music and LTE LiveTrack up to 7 hours.

• GPS mode without music up to 35 hours.

Also, this Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE also includes all the sensors of GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO navigation systems; Garmin Elevate optical heart rate sensor, as well as barometric altimeter, compass, thermometer, accelerometer, and even pulse oximetry acclimatization so that no training metric escapes you.

More details to keep in mind about this high-performance training device for more demanding runners and triathletes, and that we have already seen in other high-end Garmin watches: the Garmin Pay contactless payment solution to make secure payments from your watch without needing anything else; and also the option to keep your motivation very high, running to the beat of the music, because the watch allows you to synchronize playlists from selected music streaming services like Spotify and Deezer. You also have the option enabled to carry up to 1,000 songs to your personal music library on the device itself.

Technical specifications and other details of interest for the Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE.

• Weight: 49 g.

• Case size: 44.4 x 44.4 x 139 mm (W. x L. x H.) Fits wrists with a circumference of 128-218 mm.

• Color display: yes.

• Display size (W/H): 30.4 mm (12 inches) diameter.

• Display resolution (W/H): 240 x 240 pixels.

• Display type: sunlight visible, transflective, memory at pixel level (MIP).

• Strap material: silicone.

• Lens material: Corning Gorilla Glass DX.

• Bezel material: fiber-reinforced polymer.

• QuickFit watch straps: yes (22 mm compatible).

• Smartphone compatibility: iPhone, Android.

• Music storage: up to 1,000 songs.

• Connectivity: Bluetooth®, ANT+, Wi-Fi, LTE (with subscription).

• Compatible with HRM-Tri and HRM-Swim sensors.

By the way, and to finish off all the information about this Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE, you should know that you have different versions available with different retail prices: standard version with LTE technology for 649.99€; HRM-Swim? monitor for 699.99€; and the HRM pack for 799.99€.