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 | 1,554 | 3:51:33 | 4:29:36 | 4:52:20 | 5:13:42 | 6:04:50 | 3:35:05 |
| MPRO | 47 | 3:35:05 | 3:38:26 | 3:40:05 | 3:43:26 | 3:55:15 | 3:35:05 |
| M18-24 | 144 | 4:09:17 | 4:36:48 | 4:57:27 | 5:09:41 | 5:49:07 | 4:08:05 |
| M25-29 | 209 | 4:12:58 | 4:37:57 | 4:57:18 | 5:19:36 | 6:02:42 | 4:09:49 |
| M30-34 | 203 | 4:22:48 | 4:39:21 | 4:53:11 | 5:21:50 | 6:06:29 | 4:12:44 |
| M35-39 | 177 | 4:14:39 | 4:38:08 | 4:42:54 | 5:02:39 | 5:51:59 | 4:10:01 |
| M40-44 | 205 | 4:22:30 | 4:42:34 | 4:52:37 | 5:13:11 | 5:59:07 | 4:19:30 |
| M45-49 | 175 | 4:24:33 | 4:53:07 | 5:05:30 | 5:25:57 | 6:04:24 | 4:22:34 |
| M50-54 | 149 | 4:39:52 | 5:05:03 | 5:10:18 | 5:28:34 | 6:22:13 | 4:30:56 |
| M55-59 | 144 | 4:42:25 | 4:52:28 | 5:02:20 | 5:28:46 | 6:32:14 | 4:16:04 |
| M60-64 | 61 | 4:36:46 | 5:06:32 | 5:30:06 | 6:03:27 | 6:35:51 | 4:36:46 |
| M65-69 | 31 | 5:28:48 | 5:58:47 | 6:24:35 | 6:46:56 | 7:25:46 | 5:28:48 |
| M70-74 | 6 | 6:01:17 | 6:01:17 | 6:01:17 | 6:54:42 | 7:10:23 | 6:01:17 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 623 | 4:24:09 | 4:53:10 | 5:14:43 | 5:42:06 | 6:32:42 | 4:04:43 |
| FPRO | 21 | 4:04:43 | 4:07:32 | 4:10:07 | 4:13:14 | 4:27:19 | 4:04:43 |
| F18-24 | 38 | 5:06:39 | 5:11:02 | 5:21:09 | 5:36:38 | 6:27:46 | 5:06:39 |
| F25-29 | 72 | 4:38:32 | 4:43:56 | 5:15:12 | 5:32:12 | 6:22:42 | 4:38:32 |
| F30-34 | 70 | 4:53:10 | 4:54:29 | 5:05:41 | 5:26:46 | 6:32:17 | 4:53:10 |
| F35-39 | 71 | 4:42:05 | 4:50:59 | 5:22:09 | 5:42:35 | 6:27:43 | 4:42:05 |
| F40-44 | 87 | 4:47:57 | 5:17:59 | 5:25:47 | 5:48:28 | 6:35:00 | 4:47:57 |
| F45-49 | 72 | 4:53:24 | 5:12:59 | 5:16:15 | 5:42:18 | 6:17:14 | 4:53:24 |
| F50-54 | 78 | 4:45:07 | 5:29:53 | 5:49:06 | 6:06:24 | 6:50:12 | 4:45:07 |
| F55-59 | 60 | 5:02:57 | 5:23:49 | 5:34:30 | 5:54:14 | 6:44:02 | 5:02:57 |
| F60-64 | 32 | 5:23:07 | 5:29:54 | 5:52:46 | 6:19:12 | 6:53:29 | 5:23:07 |
| F65-69 | 19 | 5:16:40 | 5:16:40 | 5:57:27 | 6:07:10 | 7:21:34 | 5:16:40 |
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.