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 | 3,047 | 9:35:52 | 10:22:49 | 10:48:34 | 11:26:52 | 12:46:40 | 8:40:14 |
| M18-24 | 223 | 9:32:13 | 10:23:49 | 10:54:52 | 11:29:10 | 12:39:01 | 9:11:32 |
| M25-29 | 551 | 9:31:20 | 10:22:18 | 10:42:36 | 11:14:12 | 12:24:01 | 8:46:20 |
| M30-34 | 554 | 9:18:38 | 10:08:15 | 10:32:18 | 11:03:41 | 12:17:46 | 8:40:14 |
| M35-39 | 375 | 9:21:25 | 10:02:53 | 10:45:51 | 11:21:56 | 12:33:45 | 9:03:52 |
| M40-44 | 417 | 9:40:50 | 10:17:17 | 10:41:36 | 11:26:53 | 12:42:13 | 9:27:39 |
| M45-49 | 320 | 9:57:33 | 10:28:34 | 10:57:23 | 11:40:52 | 13:05:38 | 9:41:55 |
| M50-54 | 327 | 10:20:46 | 10:54:10 | 11:20:18 | 11:54:18 | 13:12:52 | 9:59:24 |
| M55-59 | 176 | 9:50:01 | 11:12:21 | 11:50:19 | 12:34:39 | 13:46:49 | 9:42:04 |
| M60-64 | 83 | 10:36:47 | 11:17:08 | 11:46:11 | 12:30:08 | 14:06:00 | 10:36:47 |
| M65-69 | 16 | 11:03:02 | 11:03:02 | 11:29:59 | 12:36:07 | 13:40:40 | 11:03:02 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 287 | 9:25:21 | 10:36:55 | 11:08:02 | 11:57:12 | 13:24:53 | 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 | 15 | 11:31:27 | 11:31:27 | 11:57:12 | 12:04:04 | 13:07:42 | 11:31:27 |
| F25-29 | 46 | 10:14:02 | 10:58:19 | 11:08:02 | 11:46:47 | 13:15:30 | 10:14:02 |
| F30-34 | 79 | 10:30:13 | 10:50:13 | 11:23:00 | 11:44:24 | 12:58:04 | 10:30:13 |
| F35-39 | 29 | 10:36:55 | 10:46:10 | 11:07:11 | 12:30:58 | 13:37:58 | 10:36:55 |
| F40-44 | 32 | 10:18:33 | 10:42:37 | 11:29:09 | 12:10:00 | 13:05:04 | 10:18:33 |
| F45-49 | 25 | 11:18:00 | 11:30:38 | 11:39:59 | 12:02:25 | 13:07:10 | 11:18:00 |
| F50-54 | 31 | 11:00:33 | 11:04:33 | 11:28:22 | 13:24:53 | 14:09:24 | 11:00:33 |
| F55-59 | 13 | 12:13:23 | 12:13:23 | 12:16:27 | 12:28:47 | 13:49:15 | 12:13:23 |
| F60-64 | 7 | 12:49:54 | 12:49:54 | 12:49:54 | 13:30:44 | 13:57:33 | 12:49:54 |
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.