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 | 436 | 3:58:32 | 4:37:47 | 4:53:31 | 5:18:11 | 5:53:39 | 3:48:57 |
| MPRO | 14 | 3:48:57 | 3:48:57 | 3:50:09 | 3:52:24 | 4:05:59 | 3:48:57 |
| M18-24 | 16 | 4:26:43 | 4:26:43 | 4:37:25 | 4:51:08 | 5:15:13 | 4:26:43 |
| M25-29 | 40 | 4:14:14 | 4:28:06 | 4:40:04 | 4:45:00 | 5:32:41 | 4:14:14 |
| M30-34 | 67 | 4:45:48 | 4:53:31 | 5:01:05 | 5:12:19 | 5:39:56 | 4:45:48 |
| M35-39 | 80 | 4:39:46 | 4:52:36 | 5:05:30 | 5:23:23 | 5:50:06 | 4:39:46 |
| M40-44 | 74 | 4:32:29 | 4:46:25 | 4:53:31 | 5:16:30 | 5:51:10 | 4:32:29 |
| M45-49 | 56 | 4:41:03 | 5:11:16 | 5:19:16 | 5:33:01 | 6:09:57 | 4:41:03 |
| M50-54 | 42 | 5:01:09 | 5:10:54 | 5:14:35 | 5:25:29 | 6:26:16 | 5:01:09 |
| M55-59 | 29 | 5:15:32 | 5:32:34 | 5:32:36 | 5:44:33 | 6:34:11 | 5:15:32 |
| M60-64 | 11 | 5:32:07 | 5:32:07 | 5:59:39 | 6:15:58 | 6:54:22 | 5:32:07 |
| M65-69 | 5 | 5:55:36 | 5:55:36 | 5:55:36 | 5:55:36 | 6:29:12 | 5:55:36 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 116 | 4:23:38 | 4:47:54 | 5:03:21 | 5:28:31 | 6:01:38 | 4:16:48 |
| FPRO | 7 | 4:16:48 | 4:16:48 | 4:16:48 | 4:23:38 | 4:46:58 | 4:16:48 |
| F18-24 | 7 | 4:47:54 | 4:47:54 | 4:47:54 | 4:54:56 | 5:26:34 | 4:47:54 |
| F25-29 | 10 | 4:57:03 | 4:57:03 | 4:57:03 | 5:16:06 | 5:55:08 | 4:57:03 |
| F30-34 | 26 | 4:42:14 | 5:18:42 | 5:20:55 | 5:32:08 | 5:56:40 | 4:42:14 |
| F35-39 | 21 | 5:05:25 | 5:19:04 | 5:24:30 | 5:32:46 | 5:55:58 | 5:05:25 |
| F40-44 | 15 | 5:00:01 | 5:00:01 | 5:15:11 | 5:42:16 | 6:37:37 | 5:00:01 |
| F45-49 | 14 | 5:09:13 | 5:09:13 | 5:31:15 | 5:47:22 | 5:59:10 | 5:09:13 |
| F50-54 | 7 | 6:01:14 | 6:01:14 | 6:01:14 | 6:30:40 | 6:34:57 | 6:01:14 |
| F55-59 | 5 | 5:57:35 | 5:57:35 | 5:57:35 | 5:57:35 | 6:24:00 | 5:57:35 |
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.