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 | 392 | 3:54:00 | 4:24:45 | 4:42:58 | 4:59:35 | 5:38:15 | 3:51:02 |
| MPRO | 13 | 3:51:02 | 3:51:02 | 3:51:42 | 3:52:36 | 4:04:16 | 3:51:02 |
| M18-24 | 11 | 4:53:35 | 4:53:35 | 5:03:39 | 5:04:41 | 5:30:34 | 4:53:35 |
| M25-29 | 38 | 4:12:26 | 4:16:34 | 4:38:07 | 4:54:36 | 5:40:13 | 4:12:26 |
| M30-34 | 71 | 4:13:26 | 4:32:05 | 4:46:45 | 4:55:35 | 5:45:07 | 4:13:26 |
| M35-39 | 72 | 4:23:44 | 4:37:38 | 4:45:51 | 4:58:42 | 5:27:35 | 4:23:44 |
| M40-44 | 77 | 4:24:45 | 4:42:58 | 4:53:05 | 5:13:35 | 5:41:46 | 4:24:45 |
| M45-49 | 50 | 4:28:49 | 4:36:44 | 4:43:10 | 4:57:01 | 5:38:15 | 4:28:49 |
| M50-54 | 40 | 4:39:44 | 4:50:58 | 4:59:36 | 5:09:00 | 5:48:57 | 4:39:44 |
| M55-59 | 12 | 5:00:02 | 5:00:02 | 5:04:14 | 5:09:37 | 5:52:56 | 5:00:02 |
| M60-64 | 7 | 5:04:23 | 5:04:23 | 5:04:23 | 5:07:06 | 6:03:06 | 5:04:23 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 155 | 4:18:12 | 4:33:39 | 4:57:34 | 5:26:54 | 6:14:46 | 4:17:24 |
| FPRO | 11 | 4:17:24 | 4:17:24 | 4:18:12 | 4:23:09 | 4:30:20 | 4:17:24 |
| F18-24 | 6 | 5:39:13 | 5:39:13 | 5:39:13 | 6:02:09 | 6:28:42 | 5:39:13 |
| F25-29 | 17 | 4:53:01 | 4:53:01 | 5:15:38 | 5:26:07 | 5:59:31 | 4:53:01 |
| F30-34 | 29 | 4:54:14 | 4:57:34 | 5:10:57 | 5:26:54 | 6:04:33 | 4:54:14 |
| F35-39 | 37 | 4:33:39 | 5:00:17 | 5:34:14 | 5:45:35 | 6:23:27 | 4:33:39 |
| F40-44 | 27 | 4:43:00 | 5:05:48 | 5:08:30 | 5:39:52 | 6:23:53 | 4:43:00 |
| F45-49 | 11 | 4:59:01 | 4:59:01 | 5:02:39 | 5:07:41 | 5:40:30 | 4:59:01 |
| F50-54 | 11 | 5:39:44 | 5:39:44 | 5:50:08 | 5:54:02 | 6:43:26 | 5:39:44 |
| F55-59 | 5 | 5:36:06 | 5:36:06 | 5:36:06 | 5:36:06 | 5:45:11 | 5:36:06 |
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.