Age-group thresholds
IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells La Quinta · 1 editions (2023) · 2,143 finishers
Editions: 2023
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 | 1,603 | 3:53:07 | 4:24:30 | 4:42:01 | 5:03:29 | 5:53:48 | 3:38:59 |
| MPRO | 46 | 3:38:59 | 3:40:27 | 3:42:44 | 3:46:47 | 3:57:48 | 3:38:59 |
| M18-24 | 96 | 4:07:38 | 4:20:36 | 4:46:00 | 5:08:37 | 5:49:32 | 4:07:38 |
| M25-29 | 227 | 4:02:22 | 4:20:05 | 4:47:10 | 5:03:54 | 5:48:41 | 3:56:56 |
| M30-34 | 293 | 4:10:51 | 4:27:01 | 4:41:29 | 5:04:24 | 5:52:29 | 4:05:53 |
| M35-39 | 205 | 4:18:50 | 4:36:52 | 4:49:26 | 5:00:35 | 5:48:38 | 4:17:05 |
| M40-44 | 188 | 4:20:45 | 4:35:23 | 4:47:36 | 5:10:01 | 5:58:06 | 4:19:04 |
| M45-49 | 170 | 4:23:11 | 4:38:01 | 4:47:16 | 4:56:41 | 5:45:47 | 4:22:35 |
| M50-54 | 165 | 4:32:13 | 4:48:44 | 4:58:10 | 5:14:52 | 6:06:30 | 4:27:46 |
| M55-59 | 103 | 4:40:20 | 4:52:30 | 5:03:29 | 5:24:13 | 6:11:14 | 4:39:22 |
| M60-64 | 70 | 4:38:27 | 5:01:38 | 5:05:19 | 5:23:32 | 6:08:17 | 4:38:27 |
| M65-69 | 29 | 5:17:36 | 5:39:03 | 5:40:09 | 5:51:14 | 6:28:53 | 5:17:36 |
| M70-74 | 6 | 5:12:59 | 5:12:59 | 5:12:59 | 5:46:21 | 5:48:47 | 5:12:59 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 540 | 4:22:05 | 4:46:30 | 5:03:46 | 5:30:15 | 6:19:50 | 4:08:24 |
| FPRO | 20 | 4:08:24 | 4:08:24 | 4:10:19 | 4:18:23 | 4:32:32 | 4:08:24 |
| F18-24 | 27 | 4:20:09 | 4:53:49 | 4:59:41 | 5:08:46 | 6:03:21 | 4:20:09 |
| F25-29 | 72 | 4:46:02 | 4:52:40 | 5:08:47 | 5:24:30 | 6:11:31 | 4:46:02 |
| F30-34 | 83 | 4:24:27 | 4:49:53 | 5:06:42 | 5:31:08 | 6:10:48 | 4:24:27 |
| F35-39 | 92 | 4:43:22 | 4:48:53 | 5:12:20 | 5:38:45 | 6:18:15 | 4:43:22 |
| F40-44 | 58 | 4:41:52 | 4:57:01 | 5:11:05 | 5:24:37 | 6:18:14 | 4:41:52 |
| F45-49 | 56 | 4:38:44 | 4:55:52 | 5:02:35 | 5:21:22 | 6:13:36 | 4:38:44 |
| F50-54 | 50 | 4:38:37 | 5:12:45 | 5:29:00 | 5:36:52 | 6:40:13 | 4:38:37 |
| F55-59 | 38 | 5:18:36 | 5:31:42 | 5:46:18 | 6:10:26 | 6:52:54 | 5:18:36 |
| F60-64 | 25 | 5:43:15 | 5:47:01 | 5:58:38 | 6:06:31 | 6:42:41 | 5:43:15 |
| F65-69 | 14 | 5:51:20 | 5:51:20 | 5:58:18 | 6:24:52 | 7:07:14 | 5:51:20 |
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.