Garmin Forerunner 955
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Solid watch!
Much lighter than the Fenix 5, which was very welcome.
Bands
Like many folks, the silicon bands don't work well for my wrists. I got some stretchy ones via Etsy which worked great.
Just for something new, got a cool orange one from Amazon.
StrapsCo
[Order #1077384] (July 30, 2024) Product Quantity Price Nylon Stretch Band For Garmin Forerunner 955 - Orange, Black Colors: Orange
Adapter: Black
30 Day Returns: 45 Days 1 $19.99 USD Nylon Stretch Band For Garmin Forerunner 955 - Yellow, Black Colors: Yellow
Adapter: Black
30 Day Returns: 45 Days 1 $19.99 USD Nylon Stretch Band For Garmin Forerunner 955 - Khaki, Black Colors: Khaki
Adapter: Black
30 Day Returns: 45 Days 1 $19.99 USD Subtotal: $59.97 USD Discount: -$19.99 USD Shipping: $3.99 USD via 2-5 Business Days Payment method: Apple Pay (Stripe) Total: $43.97 USD
Recovery metrics
Not as good as the Whoop. Heavily factors in workouts and past few days, so the scores are just a different beast. More training focused than just health.
It hides the recovery metrics on race day, pretty nifty:
Here's some metrics out on a run:
HRV accuracy
I compared to the gold-standard Polar H10 overnight
Recorded it with HRV tracker, here is the raw data of RR intervals
And HRV Logger will process that for us into what we call HRV:
This trends really nicely with the watch actually! The average is spot on.
Receipt
Order Number: 104086486815
Order placed June 2, 2022 10:32:56 AM CDT
Order Summary
Forerunner® 955
Black
010-02638-10
Qty: 1
$499.99 USD
Subtotal
$499.99 USD
Shipping
$0.00 USD
Estimated Tax
$31.25 USD
Total
$531.24 USD