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 | 1,331 | 9:22:30 | 10:39:45 | 11:23:44 | 12:09:57 | 13:47:16 | 8:15:11 |
| MPRO | 14 | 8:15:11 | 8:15:11 | 8:17:04 | 8:23:26 | 8:50:45 | 8:15:11 |
| M18-24 | 38 | 9:22:30 | 9:40:07 | 11:14:30 | 11:55:41 | 13:59:36 | 9:22:30 |
| M25-29 | 90 | 8:25:01 | 10:12:22 | 10:59:33 | 11:40:32 | 13:06:47 | 8:25:01 |
| M30-34 | 164 | 9:38:46 | 10:21:48 | 11:20:05 | 11:44:36 | 12:59:53 | 9:20:39 |
| M35-39 | 157 | 9:17:02 | 10:10:26 | 10:39:45 | 11:25:49 | 13:40:13 | 9:13:54 |
| M40-44 | 223 | 10:21:28 | 10:59:38 | 11:32:26 | 12:10:13 | 13:15:45 | 9:43:17 |
| M45-49 | 216 | 9:53:43 | 10:57:27 | 11:35:01 | 12:23:13 | 13:55:08 | 9:35:55 |
| M50-54 | 211 | 10:23:41 | 11:30:08 | 11:56:03 | 12:42:45 | 14:08:19 | 10:13:04 |
| M55-59 | 139 | 10:58:13 | 11:27:26 | 12:18:43 | 12:58:57 | 14:33:38 | 10:54:49 |
| M60-64 | 54 | 9:56:44 | 12:08:20 | 12:56:50 | 13:24:06 | 14:32:31 | 9:56:44 |
| M65-69 | 17 | 11:57:22 | 11:57:22 | 12:48:21 | 13:55:39 | 15:18:43 | 11:57:22 |
| M70-74 | 7 | 12:52:03 | 12:52:03 | 12:52:03 | 13:59:02 | 16:01:59 | 12:52:03 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 484 | 9:34:32 | 11:00:19 | 11:46:08 | 12:38:58 | 14:17:35 | 9:00:22 |
| FPRO | 14 | 9:00:22 | 9:00:22 | 9:16:23 | 9:22:02 | 9:50:32 | 9:00:22 |
| F18-24 | 5 | 12:14:22 | 12:14:22 | 12:14:22 | 12:14:22 | 16:23:26 | 12:14:22 |
| F25-29 | 34 | 10:49:09 | 11:17:21 | 11:44:45 | 12:22:22 | 13:24:18 | 10:49:09 |
| F30-34 | 52 | 9:56:52 | 10:55:20 | 11:10:17 | 12:31:36 | 13:32:42 | 9:56:52 |
| F35-39 | 61 | 10:35:33 | 11:00:19 | 11:29:58 | 12:10:37 | 13:38:33 | 10:35:33 |
| F40-44 | 94 | 10:25:01 | 11:23:45 | 11:59:40 | 12:31:37 | 14:14:29 | 10:25:01 |
| F45-49 | 86 | 10:51:02 | 11:20:01 | 12:14:28 | 12:51:08 | 14:15:48 | 10:51:02 |
| F50-54 | 77 | 11:44:45 | 12:02:07 | 13:22:42 | 13:58:47 | 15:15:45 | 11:44:45 |
| F55-59 | 44 | 12:05:17 | 12:39:05 | 12:56:57 | 13:41:54 | 14:43:34 | 12:05:17 |
| F60-64 | 14 | 12:11:53 | 12:11:53 | 13:09:54 | 13:14:23 | 15:36:32 | 12:11:53 |
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.