CaseOnline Rannekoru titaani Garmin Forerunner 745- Hopea

The 745 is a very good triathlon watch, with the top-notch tracking I’ve come to expect from a high-end Garmin, plus upgraded training and recovery analysis tools. However, I hesitate to recommend it wholeheartedly because the battery life is below par, while the price puts it in the same ballpark as even better watches, making it a whole lot more expensive than options that offer the essential features a triathlete requires.

If you find the myriad of features of the Garmin Forerunner 945 confusing/overwhelming, the Forerunner 745 might just be the ideal multisport watch for you. Apart from some obscure fitness features (and battery life), the two watches are almost identical and equally as capable.

I bought this watch a month ago and so far - the best possible experience. They have a lot of nice features like body battery and sleep tracking as well as normal sport watch ones. The recovery time after each workout really helps you to estimate how demanding the session was. GPS is working fine, though sometimes the watch loses it mid run, but I think it's the area's problem. The swimming tracking is the best - I highly recommend to watch how to use it, because it's the most accurate tracking so far for me. It's nice that it has triathlon as a separate sport, so you don't have to use 3 modes while doing it, but I haven't tried it yet.

This is an upgrade from the 735. All the functionality is great outside of the Bluetooth connectivity feature has a tendency to cut out on longer runs. If I find anything over 6 to 7 MI I'm having it have minor connectivity issues to my Plantronics headset. I've not had this issue when I utilize my phone therefore I know it has something to do with the watch distance from the headset itself. Kind of hard to change how far away the watch is from your head to rectify the issue.

The Forerunner 745 is another solid addition to Garmin’s family of watches. It makes good upgrades on the 735XT, whether it’s the smaller design or the more useful training analysis insights. Our main gripes lie with the battery life outside of tracking and a price, which doesn't feel significantly cheaper than the 945 that sits above it. Also, watches like the Coros 2 put a question mark over why you should now be spending so much more on triathlon-centric features.