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 | 1,146 | 4:09:18 | 4:33:42 | 4:48:49 | 5:07:47 | 5:51:11 | 3:54:39 |
| MPRO | 15 | 3:54:39 | 3:54:39 | 3:57:43 | 3:58:13 | 4:06:13 | 3:54:39 |
| M18-24 | 17 | 4:16:39 | 4:16:39 | 4:36:43 | 4:42:03 | 5:20:16 | 4:16:39 |
| M25-29 | 81 | 4:16:48 | 4:35:59 | 4:45:55 | 5:06:51 | 5:45:29 | 4:16:48 |
| M30-34 | 157 | 4:09:49 | 4:25:50 | 4:33:42 | 4:54:38 | 5:43:59 | 4:05:11 |
| M35-39 | 208 | 4:15:16 | 4:31:23 | 4:48:58 | 5:08:37 | 5:46:17 | 4:09:18 |
| M40-44 | 249 | 4:29:26 | 4:43:46 | 4:54:07 | 5:05:18 | 5:45:50 | 4:26:27 |
| M45-49 | 178 | 4:27:59 | 4:35:53 | 4:53:04 | 5:12:45 | 6:01:36 | 4:26:58 |
| M50-54 | 123 | 4:50:26 | 4:57:12 | 5:04:02 | 5:18:47 | 5:59:39 | 4:23:28 |
| M55-59 | 57 | 4:38:17 | 5:11:25 | 5:17:32 | 5:27:49 | 6:03:04 | 4:38:17 |
| M60-64 | 33 | 4:50:18 | 5:02:38 | 5:21:05 | 5:25:37 | 6:22:11 | 4:50:18 |
| M65-69 | 16 | 5:43:55 | 5:43:55 | 5:46:58 | 5:54:25 | 6:28:39 | 5:43:55 |
| M70-74 | 8 | 5:59:20 | 5:59:20 | 5:59:20 | 6:30:55 | 6:51:46 | 5:59:20 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 515 | 4:32:10 | 4:55:07 | 5:05:57 | 5:25:53 | 6:12:10 | 4:15:31 |
| FPRO | 11 | 4:15:31 | 4:15:31 | 4:21:28 | 4:23:02 | 4:32:10 | 4:15:31 |
| F18-24 | 9 | 4:46:34 | 4:46:34 | 4:46:34 | 5:06:34 | 6:10:11 | 4:46:34 |
| F25-29 | 41 | 4:41:04 | 4:52:45 | 4:55:09 | 5:13:38 | 6:03:11 | 4:41:04 |
| F30-34 | 97 | 4:38:11 | 4:47:44 | 5:00:33 | 5:19:41 | 6:09:30 | 4:38:11 |
| F35-39 | 90 | 4:49:30 | 5:01:56 | 5:07:59 | 5:21:30 | 6:12:41 | 4:49:30 |
| F40-44 | 99 | 4:59:31 | 5:03:04 | 5:10:47 | 5:25:20 | 6:07:09 | 4:59:31 |
| F45-49 | 82 | 4:43:02 | 5:05:23 | 5:14:08 | 5:41:19 | 6:15:48 | 4:43:02 |
| F50-54 | 51 | 5:00:34 | 5:18:24 | 5:26:13 | 5:41:01 | 6:24:20 | 5:00:34 |
| F55-59 | 18 | 5:08:44 | 5:08:44 | 5:47:56 | 5:51:05 | 6:15:55 | 5:08:44 |
| F60-64 | 11 | 5:59:52 | 5:59:52 | 6:03:46 | 6:17:34 | 6:38:54 | 5:59:52 |
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.