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 | 1,738 | 9:28:20 | 10:10:27 | 10:35:21 | 11:09:12 | 12:23:48 | 8:40:14 |
| M18-24 | 116 | 9:30:26 | 10:12:51 | 10:42:21 | 11:15:35 | 12:21:01 | 9:11:32 |
| M25-29 | 279 | 9:15:58 | 9:52:56 | 10:26:43 | 10:54:03 | 11:57:38 | 8:46:20 |
| M30-34 | 304 | 9:18:38 | 9:55:45 | 10:24:53 | 10:52:03 | 12:02:36 | 8:40:14 |
| M35-39 | 221 | 9:19:23 | 9:50:02 | 10:21:05 | 11:04:47 | 12:11:55 | 9:03:52 |
| M40-44 | 252 | 9:28:20 | 10:06:56 | 10:27:24 | 11:02:22 | 12:16:49 | 9:27:39 |
| M45-49 | 194 | 9:51:26 | 10:18:13 | 10:53:00 | 11:20:12 | 12:37:54 | 9:41:55 |
| M50-54 | 203 | 10:20:46 | 10:41:07 | 11:05:41 | 11:35:01 | 12:54:07 | 9:59:24 |
| M55-59 | 109 | 9:50:01 | 10:42:01 | 11:25:25 | 12:03:23 | 13:21:15 | 9:42:04 |
| M60-64 | 49 | 10:36:47 | 11:02:10 | 11:28:26 | 11:51:08 | 13:34:55 | 10:36:47 |
| M65-69 | 9 | 11:03:02 | 11:03:02 | 11:03:02 | 11:29:59 | 13:32:31 | 11:03:02 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 153 | 9:20:01 | 10:06:12 | 10:42:37 | 11:31:52 | 12:58:00 | 9:03:22 |
| FPRO | 10 | 9:03:22 | 9:03:22 | 9:03:22 | 9:20:01 | 9:43:35 | 9:03:22 |
| F18-24 | 11 | 11:31:27 | 11:31:27 | 12:17:03 | 12:22:37 | 13:07:42 | 11:31:27 |
| F25-29 | 20 | 10:14:02 | 10:14:02 | 10:47:27 | 11:02:44 | 12:57:06 | 10:14:02 |
| F30-34 | 34 | 10:30:13 | 10:33:13 | 11:06:08 | 11:31:52 | 12:56:40 | 10:30:13 |
| F35-39 | 13 | 10:36:55 | 10:36:55 | 11:07:11 | 12:34:53 | 13:37:58 | 10:36:55 |
| F40-44 | 20 | 10:18:33 | 10:18:33 | 10:42:37 | 11:29:09 | 12:30:49 | 10:18:33 |
| F45-49 | 12 | 11:18:00 | 11:18:00 | 11:39:59 | 12:02:25 | 12:39:16 | 11:18:00 |
| F50-54 | 19 | 11:04:33 | 11:04:33 | 11:27:04 | 12:26:35 | 14:03:04 | 11:04:33 |
| F55-59 | 10 | 12:13:23 | 12:13:23 | 12:13:23 | 12:16:27 | 12:38:25 | 12:13:23 |
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.