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 | 843 | 4:03:39 | 4:21:53 | 4:33:21 | 4:47:50 | 5:19:58 | 3:51:48 |
| MPRO | 17 | 3:51:48 | 3:51:48 | 3:53:14 | 3:56:27 | 4:03:39 | 3:51:48 |
| M18-24 | 29 | 4:27:24 | 4:31:59 | 4:32:51 | 4:44:31 | 5:10:01 | 4:27:24 |
| M25-29 | 92 | 4:04:39 | 4:17:03 | 4:24:48 | 4:41:22 | 5:15:12 | 4:04:39 |
| M30-34 | 132 | 4:16:10 | 4:22:44 | 4:29:02 | 4:40:12 | 5:14:35 | 4:11:23 |
| M35-39 | 157 | 4:16:48 | 4:21:06 | 4:31:10 | 4:44:00 | 5:17:11 | 4:14:04 |
| M40-44 | 142 | 4:11:21 | 4:31:49 | 4:39:32 | 4:53:24 | 5:20:20 | 4:10:21 |
| M45-49 | 117 | 4:23:48 | 4:34:28 | 4:43:25 | 4:56:32 | 5:19:58 | 4:21:55 |
| M50-54 | 81 | 4:37:17 | 4:47:39 | 4:53:26 | 5:02:52 | 5:37:43 | 4:37:17 |
| M55-59 | 48 | 4:46:48 | 4:51:07 | 4:51:39 | 4:59:10 | 5:35:25 | 4:46:48 |
| M60-64 | 20 | 5:13:50 | 5:13:50 | 5:14:15 | 5:26:21 | 5:43:42 | 5:13:50 |
| M65-69 | 5 | 5:39:00 | 5:39:00 | 5:39:00 | 5:39:00 | 5:53:33 | 5:39:00 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 288 | 4:21:49 | 4:43:21 | 4:51:26 | 5:06:57 | 5:43:11 | 4:14:28 |
| FPRO | 20 | 4:14:28 | 4:14:28 | 4:20:15 | 4:25:11 | 4:39:10 | 4:14:28 |
| F18-24 | 14 | 4:54:52 | 4:54:52 | 5:02:35 | 5:03:16 | 5:26:03 | 4:54:52 |
| F25-29 | 36 | 4:46:34 | 4:49:13 | 4:51:26 | 5:06:38 | 5:30:00 | 4:46:34 |
| F30-34 | 50 | 4:46:51 | 4:49:33 | 4:57:26 | 5:12:42 | 5:39:22 | 4:46:51 |
| F35-39 | 44 | 4:48:12 | 4:55:10 | 5:05:46 | 5:09:17 | 5:49:11 | 4:48:12 |
| F40-44 | 56 | 4:49:38 | 4:51:34 | 4:58:43 | 5:13:01 | 5:55:06 | 4:49:38 |
| F45-49 | 28 | 4:54:05 | 5:01:57 | 5:12:04 | 5:17:31 | 5:51:19 | 4:54:05 |
| F50-54 | 19 | 5:08:59 | 5:08:59 | 5:13:55 | 5:34:10 | 5:55:12 | 5:08:59 |
| F55-59 | 13 | 5:09:14 | 5:09:14 | 5:10:32 | 5:33:31 | 5:58:25 | 5:09:14 |
| F60-64 | 5 | 5:52:39 | 5:52:39 | 5:52:39 | 5:52:39 | 6:25:16 | 5:52:39 |
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.