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 | 1,428 | 9:33:59 | 10:21:09 | 10:53:58 | 11:39:41 | 13:18:28 | 8:25:44 |
| MPRO | 11 | 8:25:44 | 8:25:44 | 8:28:32 | 8:29:12 | 8:42:28 | 8:25:44 |
| M18-24 | 45 | 10:14:18 | 10:17:08 | 11:56:06 | 12:45:18 | 14:09:09 | 10:14:18 |
| M25-29 | 120 | 9:37:53 | 10:20:14 | 10:49:00 | 11:34:00 | 12:53:29 | 9:36:43 |
| M30-34 | 218 | 9:37:35 | 10:13:45 | 10:29:18 | 11:18:39 | 12:50:56 | 9:16:36 |
| M35-39 | 256 | 9:33:59 | 10:10:09 | 10:41:40 | 11:26:04 | 13:08:31 | 9:25:19 |
| M40-44 | 294 | 9:59:39 | 10:29:48 | 10:58:20 | 11:44:45 | 13:14:52 | 9:26:28 |
| M45-49 | 244 | 9:55:21 | 10:35:40 | 10:59:30 | 11:42:43 | 13:13:58 | 9:47:31 |
| M50-54 | 140 | 10:28:39 | 11:09:53 | 11:41:48 | 12:25:46 | 14:00:10 | 10:15:59 |
| M55-59 | 61 | 10:25:54 | 11:23:55 | 11:30:19 | 12:38:39 | 14:03:01 | 10:25:54 |
| M60-64 | 30 | 10:59:41 | 11:21:34 | 11:56:36 | 13:24:25 | 14:41:01 | 10:59:41 |
| M65-69 | 6 | 13:01:35 | 13:01:35 | 13:01:35 | 13:37:39 | 14:18:34 | 13:01:35 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 516 | 10:26:52 | 11:09:27 | 11:46:25 | 12:31:45 | 14:16:48 | 9:34:32 |
| FPRO | 7 | 9:34:32 | 9:34:32 | 9:34:32 | 9:50:07 | 10:07:59 | 9:34:32 |
| F18-24 | 14 | 11:54:05 | 11:54:05 | 12:00:19 | 12:31:32 | 14:36:00 | 11:54:05 |
| F25-29 | 63 | 10:26:52 | 11:24:40 | 11:50:28 | 12:16:53 | 13:30:55 | 10:26:52 |
| F30-34 | 92 | 10:33:34 | 11:03:50 | 11:38:24 | 12:08:56 | 13:41:55 | 10:33:34 |
| F35-39 | 103 | 10:42:14 | 11:15:34 | 11:58:33 | 12:55:55 | 14:28:45 | 10:33:25 |
| F40-44 | 108 | 10:59:11 | 11:18:35 | 11:50:27 | 12:31:45 | 14:13:46 | 10:48:23 |
| F45-49 | 64 | 11:08:55 | 11:39:08 | 12:10:48 | 12:38:45 | 14:41:55 | 11:08:55 |
| F50-54 | 41 | 11:33:12 | 11:59:44 | 12:29:12 | 13:03:48 | 14:45:37 | 11:33:12 |
| F55-59 | 15 | 12:25:22 | 12:25:22 | 12:56:53 | 13:31:21 | 15:08:42 | 12:25:22 |
| F60-64 | 8 | 13:31:54 | 13:31:54 | 13:31:54 | 14:08:32 | 15:36:18 | 13:31:54 |
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.