How to read it: in each row, the time under "Top 10%" is the time of the slowest athlete who still made the fastest 10% of the age group. Beat that time and you are in. Age groups with fewer than 5 finishers are omitted. Finishers only.
Men
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 1,285 | 9:04:14 | 9:43:28 | 10:17:03 | 11:12:15 | 12:54:04 | 8:17:01 |
| M18-24 | 78 | 8:44:56 | 9:16:22 | 9:55:32 | 10:32:56 | 11:54:27 | 8:44:56 |
| M25-29 | 153 | 9:04:14 | 9:56:32 | 10:36:44 | 11:27:41 | 12:58:50 | 8:45:12 |
| M30-34 | 183 | 8:42:38 | 9:40:47 | 9:52:36 | 10:39:29 | 12:31:04 | 8:17:01 |
| M35-39 | 156 | 8:50:00 | 9:33:24 | 9:47:14 | 10:49:02 | 12:39:47 | 8:44:37 |
| M40-44 | 201 | 9:03:51 | 9:37:17 | 9:58:15 | 10:47:55 | 12:27:47 | 8:50:04 |
| M45-49 | 170 | 9:05:33 | 9:42:41 | 10:40:41 | 11:19:57 | 12:59:03 | 9:01:42 |
| M50-54 | 171 | 9:25:33 | 10:02:39 | 10:46:30 | 11:43:21 | 13:10:49 | 9:23:04 |
| M55-59 | 93 | 9:50:10 | 10:32:55 | 11:20:53 | 11:53:27 | 13:25:37 | 9:50:10 |
| M60-64 | 56 | 10:25:41 | 10:56:41 | 11:37:57 | 12:38:36 | 14:06:00 | 10:25:41 |
| M65-69 | 18 | 11:05:08 | 11:05:08 | 11:14:51 | 12:18:52 | 13:34:07 | 11:05:08 |
| M70-74 | 5 | 12:54:58 | 12:54:58 | 12:54:58 | 12:54:58 | 15:38:08 | 12:54:58 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 307 | 9:55:47 | 10:26:32 | 11:09:22 | 12:09:23 | 13:39:49 | 9:33:48 |
| F18-24 | 19 | 10:15:21 | 10:15:21 | 10:23:12 | 11:22:25 | 12:48:00 | 10:15:21 |
| F25-29 | 41 | 10:06:15 | 10:21:32 | 10:44:20 | 11:29:17 | 12:51:16 | 10:06:15 |
| F30-34 | 39 | 10:23:09 | 10:28:25 | 10:50:24 | 11:32:50 | 12:48:45 | 10:23:09 |
| F35-39 | 49 | 9:35:41 | 9:55:47 | 10:23:48 | 12:12:06 | 13:39:49 | 9:35:41 |
| F40-44 | 60 | 9:33:48 | 10:16:02 | 10:59:31 | 12:23:51 | 13:58:41 | 9:33:48 |
| F45-49 | 37 | 10:46:27 | 11:27:09 | 11:55:08 | 12:43:48 | 13:57:36 | 10:46:27 |
| F50-54 | 27 | 10:26:32 | 10:43:50 | 12:04:44 | 12:43:40 | 14:51:13 | 10:26:32 |
| F55-59 | 18 | 12:18:22 | 12:18:22 | 12:38:16 | 13:19:31 | 14:34:11 | 12:18:22 |
| F60-64 | 12 | 12:25:50 | 12:25:50 | 12:51:00 | 13:20:01 | 13:37:04 | 12:25:50 |
Source: Seffrin A., Nikolaidis P.T., Andrade M.S., Villiger E., Rosemann T., Weiss K., Ferreira D., Knechtle B. (2026). A dataset of 2.7 million IRONMAN triathlon records with transition times (2002-2026), v3.0.0. Zenodo. CC BY 4.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.22097794.