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 | 1,273 | 4:09:00 | 4:29:19 | 4:40:54 | 4:58:38 | 5:42:09 | 3:47:46 |
| MPRO | 16 | 3:47:46 | 3:47:46 | 3:49:00 | 3:54:05 | 4:05:12 | 3:47:46 |
| M18-24 | 28 | 4:22:08 | 4:28:50 | 4:32:24 | 4:36:18 | 5:00:07 | 4:22:08 |
| M25-29 | 115 | 4:20:01 | 4:32:56 | 4:39:10 | 4:55:21 | 5:33:17 | 4:18:04 |
| M30-34 | 174 | 4:13:38 | 4:23:05 | 4:31:58 | 4:49:07 | 5:40:08 | 4:07:48 |
| M35-39 | 217 | 4:09:51 | 4:23:46 | 4:36:10 | 4:50:12 | 5:30:37 | 4:05:55 |
| M40-44 | 248 | 4:22:32 | 4:38:37 | 4:50:04 | 5:07:17 | 5:46:41 | 4:08:34 |
| M45-49 | 201 | 4:24:37 | 4:36:32 | 4:46:30 | 5:10:11 | 5:53:19 | 4:12:21 |
| M50-54 | 123 | 4:29:04 | 4:42:08 | 4:51:35 | 5:00:24 | 5:42:52 | 4:19:59 |
| M55-59 | 75 | 4:38:58 | 4:49:29 | 4:57:29 | 5:08:12 | 5:46:37 | 4:38:58 |
| M60-64 | 40 | 4:51:54 | 4:56:52 | 4:58:21 | 5:14:49 | 5:33:56 | 4:51:54 |
| M65-69 | 23 | 5:04:19 | 5:05:04 | 5:15:27 | 5:32:55 | 6:35:51 | 5:04:19 |
| M70-74 | 9 | 5:49:36 | 5:49:36 | 5:49:36 | 5:59:12 | 6:25:37 | 5:49:36 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 571 | 4:27:24 | 4:47:47 | 4:58:44 | 5:17:30 | 6:07:20 | 4:14:06 |
| FPRO | 18 | 4:14:06 | 4:14:06 | 4:17:21 | 4:22:53 | 4:30:08 | 4:14:06 |
| F18-24 | 11 | 4:47:59 | 4:47:59 | 5:15:38 | 5:16:36 | 5:45:08 | 4:47:59 |
| F25-29 | 58 | 4:48:14 | 4:49:20 | 5:13:30 | 5:18:31 | 6:19:47 | 4:48:14 |
| F30-34 | 72 | 4:43:50 | 4:57:15 | 5:00:48 | 5:28:45 | 6:06:19 | 4:43:50 |
| F35-39 | 91 | 4:32:44 | 4:42:14 | 4:53:55 | 5:08:33 | 5:56:55 | 4:32:44 |
| F40-44 | 110 | 4:46:01 | 4:50:50 | 4:58:26 | 5:18:29 | 6:09:04 | 4:37:18 |
| F45-49 | 87 | 4:46:15 | 5:01:02 | 5:11:43 | 5:30:30 | 6:12:17 | 4:46:15 |
| F50-54 | 69 | 4:53:25 | 5:09:08 | 5:13:31 | 5:19:39 | 6:07:20 | 4:53:25 |
| F55-59 | 34 | 5:02:35 | 5:04:51 | 5:16:25 | 5:29:55 | 6:15:38 | 5:02:35 |
| F60-64 | 11 | 5:38:54 | 5:38:54 | 5:45:49 | 5:49:01 | 6:59:49 | 5:38:54 |
| F65-69 | 8 | 5:47:47 | 5:47:47 | 5:47:47 | 5:53:53 | 6:27:51 | 5:47:47 |
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.