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 | 828 | 4:07:26 | 4:36:42 | 4:50:03 | 5:05:37 | 5:46:56 | 3:48:14 |
| MPRO | 12 | 3:48:14 | 3:48:14 | 3:50:25 | 3:52:11 | 3:56:21 | 3:48:14 |
| M18-24 | 35 | 4:34:44 | 4:46:00 | 4:54:42 | 4:58:44 | 5:23:55 | 4:34:44 |
| M25-29 | 83 | 4:25:41 | 4:37:29 | 4:43:53 | 4:55:48 | 5:45:50 | 4:25:41 |
| M30-34 | 127 | 4:07:33 | 4:33:30 | 4:45:52 | 4:59:38 | 5:36:47 | 4:07:26 |
| M35-39 | 163 | 4:25:22 | 4:37:48 | 4:45:12 | 5:00:34 | 5:49:14 | 4:21:21 |
| M40-44 | 187 | 4:27:58 | 4:46:32 | 4:52:20 | 5:07:55 | 5:46:12 | 4:21:22 |
| M45-49 | 114 | 4:26:05 | 4:42:45 | 4:53:58 | 5:12:27 | 5:52:31 | 4:21:21 |
| M50-54 | 64 | 4:55:01 | 5:05:20 | 5:09:08 | 5:25:10 | 6:07:32 | 4:55:01 |
| M55-59 | 31 | 5:06:08 | 5:21:02 | 5:25:37 | 5:36:30 | 6:14:53 | 5:06:08 |
| M60-64 | 10 | 5:26:21 | 5:26:21 | 5:26:21 | 5:55:42 | 6:25:23 | 5:26:21 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 187 | 4:31:49 | 4:57:45 | 5:19:02 | 5:31:04 | 6:15:14 | 4:13:04 |
| FPRO | 5 | 4:13:04 | 4:13:04 | 4:13:04 | 4:13:04 | 4:36:52 | 4:13:04 |
| F18-24 | 12 | 5:12:39 | 5:12:39 | 5:13:39 | 5:24:22 | 5:59:24 | 5:12:39 |
| F25-29 | 16 | 4:41:39 | 4:41:39 | 5:19:02 | 5:24:16 | 6:10:59 | 4:41:39 |
| F30-34 | 25 | 4:57:27 | 5:04:26 | 5:13:30 | 5:32:40 | 6:20:10 | 4:57:27 |
| F35-39 | 31 | 4:31:49 | 4:57:45 | 5:22:38 | 5:33:30 | 6:06:09 | 4:31:49 |
| F40-44 | 42 | 4:46:40 | 5:10:00 | 5:21:57 | 5:31:36 | 6:03:24 | 4:46:40 |
| F45-49 | 29 | 5:23:23 | 5:26:08 | 5:30:34 | 5:51:59 | 6:35:22 | 5:23:23 |
| F50-54 | 14 | 5:31:54 | 5:31:54 | 6:07:05 | 6:09:36 | 6:23:52 | 5:31:54 |
| F55-59 | 8 | 5:27:08 | 5:27:08 | 5:27:08 | 6:16:42 | 6:33:06 | 5:27:08 |
| F60-64 | 5 | 7:05:31 | 7:05:31 | 7:05:31 | 7:05:31 | 7:36:50 | 7:05:31 |
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.