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 | 1,639 | 3:56:10 | 4:28:07 | 4:49:38 | 5:11:57 | 5:56:21 | 3:36:26 |
| MPRO | 39 | 3:36:26 | 3:39:16 | 3:40:15 | 3:47:38 | 3:57:59 | 3:36:26 |
| M18-24 | 167 | 4:22:25 | 4:41:32 | 4:55:20 | 5:13:38 | 5:50:24 | 4:16:14 |
| M25-29 | 299 | 4:10:44 | 4:35:03 | 4:50:18 | 5:15:48 | 5:52:56 | 4:01:58 |
| M30-34 | 307 | 4:12:01 | 4:37:17 | 4:49:08 | 5:12:19 | 5:58:27 | 3:55:46 |
| M35-39 | 207 | 4:24:48 | 4:38:01 | 4:50:43 | 5:13:21 | 5:53:42 | 4:10:08 |
| M40-44 | 181 | 4:18:39 | 4:28:32 | 4:45:20 | 5:05:12 | 5:48:28 | 4:16:59 |
| M45-49 | 145 | 4:20:10 | 4:42:02 | 4:58:32 | 5:13:09 | 5:54:18 | 4:19:38 |
| M50-54 | 100 | 4:14:16 | 4:50:59 | 5:00:37 | 5:24:24 | 6:22:17 | 4:14:16 |
| M55-59 | 96 | 4:33:09 | 4:55:50 | 5:05:21 | 5:21:09 | 6:05:31 | 4:33:09 |
| M60-64 | 59 | 4:50:40 | 4:55:04 | 5:04:53 | 5:49:26 | 6:28:23 | 4:50:40 |
| M65-69 | 27 | 5:19:07 | 5:45:28 | 5:48:46 | 5:54:57 | 6:27:32 | 5:19:07 |
| M70-74 | 7 | 6:03:00 | 6:03:00 | 6:03:00 | 6:15:20 | 6:50:34 | 6:03:00 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 562 | 4:12:37 | 4:45:27 | 5:09:15 | 5:35:23 | 6:18:07 | 4:06:08 |
| FPRO | 26 | 4:06:08 | 4:07:37 | 4:08:20 | 4:12:37 | 4:23:38 | 4:06:08 |
| F18-24 | 52 | 4:34:11 | 4:53:51 | 5:13:41 | 5:37:27 | 6:00:47 | 4:34:11 |
| F25-29 | 127 | 4:55:37 | 5:06:33 | 5:24:23 | 5:37:36 | 6:13:44 | 4:47:32 |
| F30-34 | 96 | 4:42:52 | 4:58:10 | 5:23:41 | 5:43:22 | 6:18:08 | 4:42:52 |
| F35-39 | 64 | 4:51:15 | 4:59:16 | 5:15:50 | 5:51:01 | 6:27:01 | 4:51:15 |
| F40-44 | 62 | 4:43:52 | 4:55:45 | 5:11:50 | 5:31:29 | 6:20:12 | 4:43:52 |
| F45-49 | 44 | 4:53:02 | 5:15:03 | 5:21:10 | 5:39:59 | 6:14:56 | 4:53:02 |
| F50-54 | 35 | 4:45:27 | 5:19:58 | 5:35:52 | 5:55:17 | 6:34:01 | 4:45:27 |
| F55-59 | 27 | 5:03:57 | 5:12:22 | 5:20:03 | 5:45:06 | 6:17:20 | 5:03:57 |
| F60-64 | 19 | 5:33:21 | 5:33:21 | 6:10:49 | 6:22:29 | 6:38:30 | 5:33:21 |
| F65-69 | 5 | 6:25:45 | 6:25:45 | 6:25:45 | 6:25:45 | 7:40:38 | 6:25:45 |
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.