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 | 1,207 | 4:10:29 | 4:29:17 | 4:44:00 | 5:00:43 | 5:47:35 | 3:44:57 |
| MPRO | 17 | 3:44:57 | 3:44:57 | 3:47:14 | 3:56:29 | 4:08:45 | 3:44:57 |
| M18-24 | 29 | 4:16:08 | 4:21:31 | 4:26:58 | 4:42:34 | 5:42:42 | 4:16:08 |
| M25-29 | 74 | 4:22:04 | 4:27:48 | 4:33:09 | 4:56:14 | 5:46:49 | 4:22:04 |
| M30-34 | 162 | 4:17:45 | 4:29:24 | 4:35:58 | 4:51:37 | 5:36:27 | 4:10:29 |
| M35-39 | 207 | 4:14:45 | 4:30:38 | 4:44:55 | 4:58:43 | 5:33:42 | 4:03:47 |
| M40-44 | 269 | 4:12:48 | 4:31:22 | 4:47:22 | 5:01:57 | 5:44:02 | 4:06:30 |
| M45-49 | 190 | 4:22:20 | 4:39:48 | 4:51:15 | 5:07:00 | 5:50:48 | 4:21:49 |
| M50-54 | 132 | 4:36:07 | 4:44:05 | 4:56:51 | 5:12:42 | 5:56:47 | 4:35:31 |
| M55-59 | 58 | 4:41:15 | 4:48:53 | 5:10:06 | 5:19:36 | 6:06:12 | 4:41:15 |
| M60-64 | 37 | 4:49:49 | 5:00:34 | 5:07:02 | 5:20:15 | 6:24:22 | 4:49:49 |
| M65-69 | 20 | 5:21:26 | 5:21:26 | 5:21:44 | 5:46:00 | 6:19:49 | 5:21:26 |
| M75-79 | 7 | 5:51:07 | 5:51:07 | 5:51:07 | 6:13:31 | 6:56:23 | 5:51:07 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 532 | 4:36:03 | 4:52:48 | 5:03:51 | 5:22:58 | 6:05:42 | 4:12:40 |
| FPRO | 10 | 4:12:40 | 4:12:40 | 4:12:40 | 4:22:38 | 4:31:09 | 4:12:40 |
| F18-24 | 15 | 4:37:22 | 4:37:22 | 5:09:38 | 5:14:51 | 6:05:42 | 4:37:22 |
| F25-29 | 56 | 4:46:28 | 4:53:59 | 5:03:51 | 5:15:03 | 5:59:13 | 4:46:28 |
| F30-34 | 84 | 4:48:21 | 4:52:36 | 4:58:41 | 5:23:03 | 6:00:49 | 4:48:21 |
| F35-39 | 90 | 4:42:28 | 4:54:45 | 5:02:05 | 5:19:28 | 6:01:47 | 4:42:28 |
| F40-44 | 107 | 4:47:09 | 4:55:28 | 4:57:59 | 5:13:09 | 6:05:50 | 4:42:52 |
| F45-49 | 80 | 4:48:18 | 5:10:26 | 5:20:41 | 5:40:13 | 6:17:40 | 4:48:18 |
| F50-54 | 51 | 4:57:54 | 5:15:00 | 5:24:13 | 5:38:04 | 5:59:46 | 4:57:54 |
| F55-59 | 27 | 5:24:33 | 5:26:48 | 5:38:13 | 5:49:34 | 6:32:53 | 5:24:33 |
| F60-64 | 6 | 5:38:41 | 5:38:41 | 5:38:41 | 5:47:22 | 6:06:10 | 5:38:41 |
| F65-69 | 5 | 5:54:51 | 5:54:51 | 5:54:51 | 5:54:51 | 7:10:00 | 5:54:51 |
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.