GPS Smartwatch with Advanced Running Metrics
All the Numbers to Measure a Runner
Whether you’re training for your first marathon or looking to crush a personal record, Forerunner 630 provides all the extensive data you need for training and racing. Check your form by pairing your 630 with the HRM-Run™ monitor to measure cadence, vertical oscillation and ground contact time¹. Additional running dynamics include ground contact time balance, stride length and vertical ratio, giving runners insight into how efficient and how balanced their running form is.
The Proof of Your Potential
Forerunner 630 uses extended physiological metrics to help you get the most out of your workouts and feel confident with what you can accomplish when you toe the line. Once Forerunner 630 learns your lactate threshold through a guided test, you can apply it to your heart rate training when setting up zones. Overall training load, sleep, nutrition and general life stress play a role in how you will perform in a tough workout. To give you a better idea of what days you should aim for a tough workout or use as a recovery day, Forerunner 630 provides you with a stress score based off your heart rate. Performance condition is another feature that gives you an idea of how you will fare in workout. As you run, this feature analyses your pace, heart rate and heart rate variability to make a real-time assessment of your ability to perform.
When planning a strategy for your next race, Forerunner 630 measures your VO2 max² and can predict your race times for several distances, providing you with a time target. It also lets you know when to back off your training after a grueling workout or race with its built-in recovery advisor2.
More Than Just Pace, Distance and Time
Go past the basics on your watch face with Connect IQ™ at Garmin Connect. Browse through and download free watch faces, widgets, applications and custom data fields. You can also customise your training by downloading advanced workouts and training plans to your watch from Garmin Connect.
It's Simple. Period.
Concise, easy-to-understand charts, graphs, maps and more let you view your activities, track progress toward goals and wirelessly upload and share relevant data directly with the online Garmin Connect network. So, you can compete with friends or family members on weekly step or running challenges — and compare your results in real time, using the LiveTrack feature. You can also use the app’s wireless connectivity links to receive current weather conditions, forecasts and smart notifications right on your compatible Garmin device.
 

Physical & Performance

Physical dimensions

45 x 45 x 11.7 mm

Display size, WxH

1.23" (31.1 mm) diameter

Display resolution, WxH

215 x 180 pixels

Touchscreen

 Yes

Color display

 Yes

Weight

44 g

Battery

43.7 g

Battery life

Up to 4 weeks in watch mode; up to 16 hours in training mode

Water rating

5 ATM

GPS-enabled

 Yes

GLONASS

 Yes

High-sensitivity receiver

 Yes

Smart notifications (displays email, text and other alerts when paired with your compatible phone)

 Yes

Vibration alert

 Yes

Music control

 Yes

Find my phone

 Yes

VIRB® control

 Yes

Watch functions

Includes date and alarm.
 

Maps & Memory

History

200 hours of activity data
 

Running Features

Virtual Pacer™ (compares current pace to target)

Yes 

V02 max estimate

 Yes

Recovery advisor

 Yes

Race predictor

 Yes

Running dynamics

 Yes

Accelerometer (calculates distance for indoor workouts, without need for a foot pod)

 Yes

Personal records

 Yes
 

Cycling Features

Bike speed/cadence sensor

(optional)
 

Performance Features

Heart rate monitor

Yes (need extra HRM)

Foot pod

Yes(optional)

Virtual Partner® (train against a digital person)

 Yes

Virtual Racer™ (compete against other activities)

 Yes

Auto Pause® (pauses and resumes timer based on speed)

 Yes

Auto Lap® (automatically starts a new lap)

 Yes

Auto Scroll (cycles through data pages during workout)

 Yes

Advanced workouts (create custom, goal-oriented workouts)

 Yes

Pace alert (triggers alarm if you vary from preset pace)

 Yes

Time/distance alert (triggers alarm when you reach goal)

 Yes

Interval training (set up exercise and rest intervals)

 Yes

Heart rate-based calorie computation

 Yes

Calculates calories burned

 Yes

Training Effect (measures impact of an activity on your aerobic fitness)

 Yes

Customizable screen(s)

 Yes

Shock Resistant

 Yes
 

Activity Tracking Features

Step counter

Yes 

Auto goal (learns your activity level and assigns a daily step goal)

 Yes

Move bar (displays on device after a period of inactivity; walk for a couple of minutes to reset it)

 Yes

Sleep monitoring (monitors total sleep and periods of movement or restful sleep)

 Yes
 

Garmin Connect™

Garmin Connect™ compatible (online community where you analyze, categorize and share data)

Yes 

Automatic sync (automatically transfers data to your computer)

 Yes
 

Additional

Additional
  • Connect IQ™ app support: Yes
  • Physiological measurements : Yes