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 | 1,849 | 3:54:40 | 4:37:57 | 4:55:38 | 5:17:02 | 6:03:30 | 3:37:14 |
| MPRO | 27 | 3:37:14 | 3:41:52 | 3:44:22 | 3:46:00 | 3:52:11 | 3:37:14 |
| M18-24 | 362 | 4:17:43 | 4:52:43 | 5:08:49 | 5:26:15 | 6:04:21 | 4:03:42 |
| M25-29 | 313 | 4:21:55 | 4:46:17 | 5:03:32 | 5:23:10 | 6:02:23 | 4:18:00 |
| M30-34 | 267 | 4:17:39 | 4:46:24 | 4:58:30 | 5:23:24 | 6:11:08 | 4:08:20 |
| M35-39 | 207 | 4:19:53 | 4:29:17 | 4:42:20 | 5:01:47 | 5:54:52 | 4:15:34 |
| M40-44 | 193 | 4:17:12 | 4:34:39 | 4:47:07 | 5:07:50 | 5:57:43 | 3:52:03 |
| M45-49 | 159 | 4:28:33 | 4:42:46 | 4:59:22 | 5:14:17 | 6:01:52 | 4:23:43 |
| M50-54 | 134 | 4:28:44 | 4:54:51 | 4:59:59 | 5:15:31 | 6:01:28 | 4:13:51 |
| M55-59 | 95 | 4:46:39 | 4:58:39 | 5:10:59 | 5:36:18 | 6:30:01 | 4:46:39 |
| M60-64 | 48 | 4:36:11 | 4:55:38 | 5:11:25 | 5:38:24 | 6:33:15 | 4:36:11 |
| M65-69 | 34 | 4:58:40 | 5:20:46 | 5:23:25 | 5:50:13 | 7:19:39 | 4:58:40 |
| M70-74 | 5 | 5:44:02 | 5:44:02 | 5:44:02 | 5:44:02 | 7:21:19 | 5:44:02 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 599 | 4:16:33 | 4:48:59 | 5:15:14 | 5:41:00 | 6:33:39 | 4:02:05 |
| FPRO | 22 | 4:02:05 | 4:10:45 | 4:14:11 | 4:16:00 | 4:22:10 | 4:02:05 |
| F18-24 | 85 | 4:44:36 | 5:15:37 | 5:27:46 | 5:45:41 | 6:27:16 | 4:44:36 |
| F25-29 | 105 | 5:06:05 | 5:26:44 | 5:37:09 | 5:53:52 | 6:34:46 | 4:45:23 |
| F30-34 | 69 | 4:28:22 | 4:49:54 | 5:05:56 | 5:28:38 | 6:25:14 | 4:28:22 |
| F35-39 | 86 | 4:39:54 | 5:07:44 | 5:15:18 | 5:45:22 | 6:41:44 | 4:39:54 |
| F40-44 | 65 | 5:02:57 | 5:20:20 | 5:25:07 | 5:49:57 | 6:42:59 | 5:02:57 |
| F45-49 | 46 | 4:46:06 | 5:07:46 | 5:08:37 | 5:29:24 | 6:26:21 | 4:46:06 |
| F50-54 | 38 | 4:50:55 | 5:14:13 | 5:32:22 | 5:40:22 | 6:28:07 | 4:50:55 |
| F55-59 | 47 | 4:48:59 | 5:22:09 | 5:38:11 | 5:57:09 | 6:46:32 | 4:48:59 |
| F60-64 | 20 | 5:27:20 | 5:27:20 | 5:32:46 | 5:43:56 | 6:47:13 | 5:27:20 |
| F65-69 | 12 | 6:23:18 | 6:23:18 | 6:27:37 | 6:28:57 | 7:01:52 | 6:23:18 |
Source: Seffrin A., Nikolaidis P.T., Andrade M.S., Villiger E., Rosemann T., Weiss K., Ferreira D., Knechtle B. (2026). A dataset of 3.6 million IRONMAN triathlon records with transition times (2002-2026), v4.0.0. Zenodo. CC BY 4.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.23421027.