I have been running with a Garmin for 20 years now, slowly upgrading as Forerunners got smaller and better. I’ve had the 935 for at least 5 years and hadn’t been in a hurry to upgrade since I use my Apple Watch on one arm for the music and phone access and the Garmin on the other for the running metrics. When the 970 came out, I thought now might be the time to go with the deeply discounted 965 since it was a big step up from where I was without going whole hog on $$. It was a good move! The screen is so much brighter than my 935, it has pulse ox and tons more metrics (body battery, altitude acclimation, heat acclimation, HRV to name a few). I don’t know how good the battery life is because it says it’s great but it does seem like it’s wearing down faster than the old one, probably because of the screen. It’s lighter/slimmer than my old one. No problem pairing it with my COROS arm band. Now has a USB C charger (still proprietary plug for the watch). Really happy with the upgrade, glad I did it and the price is right.
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