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 | 1,843 | 10:04:07 | 10:53:24 | 11:28:58 | 12:11:49 | 13:33:59 | 8:53:21 |
| MPRO | 12 | 8:53:21 | 8:53:21 | 9:00:13 | 9:09:50 | 9:21:19 | 8:53:21 |
| M18-24 | 67 | 10:07:46 | 10:33:35 | 10:44:47 | 11:36:36 | 13:15:20 | 10:07:46 |
| M25-29 | 162 | 9:55:18 | 10:45:49 | 11:01:49 | 11:49:14 | 13:07:14 | 9:49:58 |
| M30-34 | 265 | 10:05:56 | 10:44:45 | 11:13:13 | 11:53:31 | 13:24:36 | 9:43:21 |
| M35-39 | 340 | 10:04:07 | 10:54:34 | 11:31:13 | 12:01:34 | 13:23:16 | 9:53:03 |
| M40-44 | 373 | 10:27:05 | 11:09:19 | 11:40:33 | 12:22:20 | 13:33:24 | 10:09:40 |
| M45-49 | 315 | 10:22:44 | 11:01:54 | 11:29:17 | 12:26:27 | 13:37:40 | 10:08:57 |
| M50-54 | 208 | 11:28:45 | 11:55:08 | 12:19:58 | 12:41:32 | 13:56:05 | 10:46:13 |
| M55-59 | 76 | 10:47:39 | 11:29:46 | 11:48:17 | 12:25:32 | 14:09:35 | 10:47:39 |
| M60-64 | 17 | 12:03:29 | 12:03:29 | 12:19:28 | 12:31:39 | 14:37:26 | 12:03:29 |
| M65-69 | 6 | 13:05:02 | 13:05:02 | 13:05:02 | 14:56:07 | 15:02:50 | 13:05:02 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 203 | 10:14:43 | 11:31:19 | 11:58:48 | 12:47:47 | 14:19:09 | 9:52:37 |
| FPRO | 8 | 9:52:37 | 9:52:37 | 9:52:37 | 10:05:41 | 10:18:48 | 9:52:37 |
| F18-24 | 6 | 11:58:48 | 11:58:48 | 11:58:48 | 12:33:17 | 13:39:59 | 11:58:48 |
| F25-29 | 22 | 11:36:39 | 12:32:01 | 12:37:31 | 12:55:13 | 13:54:58 | 11:36:39 |
| F30-34 | 34 | 11:00:34 | 11:06:04 | 11:46:56 | 12:15:58 | 13:29:05 | 11:00:34 |
| F35-39 | 35 | 11:34:24 | 11:38:28 | 12:02:13 | 12:48:17 | 13:56:29 | 11:34:24 |
| F40-44 | 45 | 11:31:19 | 12:41:26 | 12:56:54 | 13:19:21 | 14:32:27 | 11:31:19 |
| F45-49 | 27 | 11:47:01 | 12:43:25 | 12:45:21 | 13:41:52 | 14:42:04 | 11:47:01 |
| F50-54 | 18 | 12:12:37 | 12:12:37 | 12:59:49 | 13:45:18 | 15:00:32 | 12:12:37 |
| F55-59 | 7 | 12:28:19 | 12:28:19 | 12:28:19 | 13:52:14 | 14:28:08 | 12:28:19 |
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.