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 | 1,216 | 3:54:49 | 4:32:08 | 4:49:46 | 5:11:51 | 6:03:09 | 3:35:18 |
| MPRO | 29 | 3:35:18 | 3:36:05 | 3:40:19 | 3:44:12 | 3:59:07 | 3:35:18 |
| M18-24 | 49 | 4:09:12 | 4:24:21 | 4:34:41 | 4:56:31 | 5:49:58 | 4:09:12 |
| M25-29 | 126 | 4:16:49 | 4:28:51 | 4:51:37 | 5:12:10 | 5:51:01 | 4:15:37 |
| M30-34 | 143 | 4:10:18 | 4:30:05 | 4:46:21 | 4:58:54 | 5:51:32 | 4:09:51 |
| M35-39 | 173 | 4:17:47 | 4:38:16 | 4:45:00 | 5:07:43 | 5:43:17 | 4:02:18 |
| M40-44 | 178 | 4:20:38 | 4:44:40 | 4:55:50 | 5:12:18 | 6:07:15 | 4:15:55 |
| M45-49 | 150 | 4:37:34 | 4:45:51 | 4:59:13 | 5:13:12 | 6:11:56 | 4:36:41 |
| M50-54 | 156 | 4:35:11 | 4:53:44 | 5:08:15 | 5:23:34 | 6:07:03 | 4:30:17 |
| M55-59 | 122 | 4:34:42 | 4:50:06 | 5:08:19 | 5:32:35 | 6:28:22 | 4:31:52 |
| M60-64 | 57 | 5:03:34 | 5:19:30 | 5:35:38 | 6:08:42 | 6:38:10 | 5:03:34 |
| M65-69 | 24 | 5:13:45 | 5:19:29 | 5:27:38 | 6:10:07 | 6:33:25 | 5:13:45 |
| M70-74 | 6 | 5:40:21 | 5:40:21 | 5:40:21 | 6:24:42 | 7:08:39 | 5:40:21 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 597 | 4:19:58 | 5:00:57 | 5:19:51 | 5:43:30 | 6:27:57 | 4:12:27 |
| FPRO | 11 | 4:12:27 | 4:12:27 | 4:13:31 | 4:16:33 | 4:19:58 | 4:12:27 |
| F18-24 | 22 | 4:47:13 | 5:12:31 | 5:16:41 | 5:40:57 | 6:09:50 | 4:47:13 |
| F25-29 | 48 | 4:43:57 | 4:57:25 | 4:58:52 | 5:29:39 | 6:26:10 | 4:43:57 |
| F30-34 | 68 | 4:22:18 | 4:59:56 | 5:08:32 | 5:33:56 | 6:23:40 | 4:22:18 |
| F35-39 | 88 | 4:27:25 | 5:11:37 | 5:15:38 | 5:43:30 | 6:17:20 | 4:27:25 |
| F40-44 | 93 | 4:42:44 | 5:04:34 | 5:19:00 | 5:34:59 | 6:29:01 | 4:42:44 |
| F45-49 | 100 | 5:06:55 | 5:19:51 | 5:32:57 | 5:47:03 | 6:24:23 | 5:06:55 |
| F50-54 | 86 | 4:33:56 | 5:20:58 | 5:31:47 | 5:54:11 | 6:47:00 | 4:33:56 |
| F55-59 | 42 | 5:17:48 | 5:39:20 | 5:45:11 | 5:51:48 | 6:37:32 | 5:17:48 |
| F60-64 | 24 | 5:45:08 | 5:51:09 | 6:00:47 | 6:17:12 | 7:16:35 | 5:45:08 |
| F65-69 | 12 | 6:02:29 | 6:02:29 | 6:09:53 | 6:36:48 | 7:20:46 | 6:02:29 |
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.