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 | 1,486 | 8:08:09 | 9:14:02 | 9:53:22 | 10:50:58 | 12:51:23 | 7:34:41 |
| MPRO | 32 | 7:34:41 | 7:42:03 | 7:45:26 | 7:50:36 | 8:12:57 | 7:34:41 |
| M18-24 | 77 | 8:47:38 | 9:06:29 | 9:41:56 | 10:45:54 | 12:35:09 | 8:47:38 |
| M25-29 | 142 | 8:51:18 | 9:40:24 | 9:54:59 | 10:53:34 | 12:28:42 | 8:27:28 |
| M30-34 | 174 | 8:42:04 | 9:27:00 | 9:53:40 | 10:45:33 | 12:29:20 | 8:41:11 |
| M35-39 | 203 | 8:49:25 | 9:08:40 | 9:34:37 | 10:32:47 | 12:35:39 | 8:17:08 |
| M40-44 | 221 | 8:50:56 | 9:08:54 | 9:34:40 | 10:31:08 | 12:37:47 | 8:47:00 |
| M45-49 | 186 | 8:57:46 | 9:46:26 | 10:14:34 | 10:46:46 | 12:43:48 | 8:45:12 |
| M50-54 | 208 | 9:25:17 | 9:57:21 | 10:22:09 | 11:35:02 | 13:14:48 | 8:48:32 |
| M55-59 | 126 | 9:55:27 | 10:16:41 | 10:47:21 | 11:55:09 | 13:21:09 | 9:55:03 |
| M60-64 | 69 | 9:56:25 | 11:25:45 | 12:02:11 | 12:41:49 | 14:33:36 | 9:56:25 |
| M65-69 | 29 | 11:27:33 | 11:31:21 | 11:43:16 | 12:33:43 | 14:31:01 | 11:27:33 |
| M70-74 | 15 | 12:10:53 | 12:10:53 | 12:21:08 | 12:41:48 | 15:24:20 | 12:10:53 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 325 | 8:47:06 | 9:33:00 | 10:19:42 | 11:44:34 | 13:38:54 | 8:22:29 |
| FPRO | 24 | 8:22:29 | 8:31:01 | 8:33:56 | 8:49:14 | 9:19:50 | 8:22:29 |
| F18-24 | 10 | 10:39:14 | 10:39:14 | 10:39:14 | 12:11:28 | 13:23:06 | 10:39:14 |
| F25-29 | 21 | 9:47:42 | 10:04:48 | 10:15:07 | 11:08:00 | 12:20:53 | 9:47:42 |
| F30-34 | 44 | 10:07:55 | 10:45:24 | 10:55:29 | 11:44:34 | 13:32:24 | 10:07:55 |
| F35-39 | 47 | 9:09:48 | 9:29:20 | 10:19:42 | 12:20:05 | 13:31:35 | 9:09:48 |
| F40-44 | 47 | 10:02:17 | 10:46:16 | 11:02:50 | 12:02:38 | 13:29:01 | 10:02:17 |
| F45-49 | 42 | 10:24:38 | 10:50:23 | 11:34:10 | 12:23:24 | 13:45:01 | 10:24:38 |
| F50-54 | 47 | 11:25:26 | 12:04:50 | 12:52:11 | 13:27:43 | 14:40:53 | 11:25:26 |
| F55-59 | 24 | 12:01:22 | 12:08:51 | 12:34:45 | 12:55:50 | 14:21:03 | 12:01:22 |
| F60-64 | 14 | 11:13:33 | 11:13:33 | 11:44:51 | 12:04:39 | 14:03:38 | 11:13:33 |
| F65-69 | 5 | 12:21:07 | 12:21:07 | 12:21:07 | 12:21:07 | 15:09:00 | 12:21:07 |
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.