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 | 1,347 | 9:39:23 | 10:28:38 | 11:07:25 | 11:56:08 | 13:32:37 | 8:55:42 |
| M18-24 | 47 | 9:37:24 | 10:55:30 | 11:17:52 | 12:14:52 | 13:46:58 | 9:37:24 |
| M25-29 | 118 | 9:14:19 | 10:06:24 | 10:35:36 | 11:15:52 | 13:11:37 | 9:03:52 |
| M30-34 | 158 | 9:25:21 | 10:14:36 | 10:46:15 | 11:37:31 | 13:27:57 | 9:22:36 |
| M35-39 | 157 | 9:56:23 | 10:20:34 | 10:46:52 | 11:37:27 | 12:59:46 | 9:15:07 |
| M40-44 | 225 | 9:37:38 | 10:12:21 | 10:52:12 | 11:45:48 | 13:10:54 | 8:55:42 |
| M45-49 | 212 | 9:41:59 | 10:41:07 | 11:07:25 | 11:46:55 | 13:19:04 | 9:12:14 |
| M50-54 | 190 | 10:04:50 | 10:58:14 | 11:37:03 | 12:23:00 | 13:33:13 | 9:36:37 |
| M55-59 | 125 | 10:12:03 | 11:16:04 | 11:49:35 | 12:17:33 | 13:54:36 | 9:50:36 |
| M60-64 | 80 | 10:36:54 | 11:20:16 | 11:59:06 | 13:06:09 | 14:49:57 | 10:36:54 |
| M65-69 | 22 | 12:48:03 | 12:57:13 | 13:14:57 | 13:58:41 | 15:32:31 | 12:48:03 |
| M70-74 | 9 | 12:22:35 | 12:22:35 | 12:22:35 | 13:31:16 | 15:44:52 | 12:22:35 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 340 | 10:25:21 | 11:35:41 | 12:11:45 | 12:55:25 | 14:29:52 | 10:13:02 |
| F18-24 | 13 | 11:27:37 | 11:27:37 | 12:05:49 | 12:11:45 | 14:41:45 | 11:27:37 |
| F25-29 | 29 | 11:16:55 | 11:40:57 | 12:06:15 | 12:33:03 | 14:25:45 | 11:16:55 |
| F30-34 | 36 | 10:13:02 | 10:18:22 | 10:57:59 | 12:01:27 | 13:20:59 | 10:13:02 |
| F35-39 | 45 | 11:18:26 | 11:30:41 | 11:48:27 | 12:42:17 | 13:46:10 | 11:18:26 |
| F40-44 | 57 | 10:15:02 | 11:08:00 | 12:12:24 | 12:51:07 | 14:31:05 | 10:15:02 |
| F45-49 | 45 | 10:25:21 | 11:51:04 | 12:21:22 | 13:24:12 | 14:18:40 | 10:25:21 |
| F50-54 | 58 | 11:16:51 | 12:05:49 | 12:33:24 | 13:26:53 | 15:03:27 | 11:16:51 |
| F55-59 | 35 | 11:49:59 | 12:25:48 | 12:54:06 | 13:20:12 | 15:18:40 | 11:49:59 |
| F60-64 | 12 | 12:53:48 | 12:53:48 | 12:55:25 | 13:29:31 | 14:29:52 | 12:53:48 |
| F65-69 | 9 | 14:32:16 | 14:32:16 | 14:32:16 | 14:44:48 | 16:18:12 | 14:32:16 |
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.