
The Garmin Forerunner 265S is one of the brand's more advanced smartwatches for runners. It offers personalised coaching plans to help you improve your performance and a range of daily health-tracking features to monitor your overall wellbeing. Released in early 2023 alongside the slightly bigger 265, its compact design makes it a comfortable choice for women with smaller wrists.
Earlier this year, fed up with having to charge my Apple Watch every night and wanting to take my running more seriously again, I bought the Garmin Forerunner 265S. On paper, it's one of the best fitness trackers, with a long battery life, accurate GPS and onboard music. But how does it perform in real life? And how do its general fitness tracking features shape up?