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 | 679 | 3:54:44 | 4:22:56 | 4:49:17 | 5:14:18 | 6:10:18 | 3:46:03 |
| MPRO | 32 | 3:46:03 | 3:47:39 | 3:49:47 | 3:54:44 | 4:05:40 | 3:46:03 |
| M18-24 | 76 | 4:03:30 | 4:49:20 | 5:01:16 | 5:28:53 | 6:08:52 | 4:03:30 |
| M25-29 | 70 | 4:16:27 | 4:32:28 | 4:40:17 | 4:56:19 | 6:04:22 | 4:16:27 |
| M30-34 | 76 | 4:19:37 | 4:41:42 | 4:55:53 | 5:12:14 | 6:22:51 | 4:19:37 |
| M35-39 | 97 | 4:15:56 | 4:35:29 | 4:52:15 | 5:22:39 | 5:59:40 | 4:15:56 |
| M40-44 | 92 | 4:29:59 | 4:42:19 | 5:01:49 | 5:17:01 | 6:13:36 | 4:29:59 |
| M45-49 | 70 | 4:43:38 | 4:57:11 | 5:05:54 | 5:31:05 | 6:06:14 | 4:43:38 |
| M50-54 | 66 | 4:37:49 | 4:52:18 | 5:09:43 | 5:34:33 | 6:14:25 | 4:37:49 |
| M55-59 | 48 | 5:02:46 | 5:11:20 | 5:16:19 | 5:43:01 | 6:49:01 | 5:02:46 |
| M60-64 | 34 | 4:40:29 | 5:12:51 | 5:28:08 | 5:35:39 | 6:37:34 | 4:40:29 |
| M65-69 | 13 | 5:29:14 | 5:29:14 | 5:40:23 | 5:48:55 | 7:11:56 | 5:29:14 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 288 | 4:25:07 | 4:51:13 | 5:12:27 | 5:35:08 | 6:25:18 | 4:16:26 |
| FPRO | 18 | 4:16:26 | 4:16:26 | 4:24:15 | 4:25:10 | 4:45:40 | 4:16:26 |
| F18-24 | 18 | 5:04:17 | 5:04:17 | 5:11:31 | 5:38:18 | 6:19:36 | 5:04:17 |
| F25-29 | 27 | 4:55:48 | 5:19:05 | 5:26:22 | 5:45:14 | 6:15:15 | 4:55:48 |
| F30-34 | 26 | 4:36:08 | 5:02:46 | 5:18:48 | 5:45:05 | 6:32:58 | 4:36:08 |
| F35-39 | 36 | 4:51:13 | 5:02:12 | 5:09:38 | 5:31:08 | 6:11:03 | 4:51:13 |
| F40-44 | 33 | 4:44:45 | 5:12:27 | 5:32:48 | 5:43:20 | 6:21:27 | 4:44:45 |
| F45-49 | 36 | 5:12:03 | 5:15:49 | 5:26:31 | 5:34:44 | 6:27:19 | 5:12:03 |
| F50-54 | 31 | 5:12:27 | 5:13:32 | 5:30:34 | 5:41:58 | 6:35:12 | 5:12:27 |
| F55-59 | 33 | 5:04:04 | 5:26:00 | 5:43:05 | 5:56:49 | 6:54:27 | 5:04:04 |
| F60-64 | 19 | 5:45:03 | 5:45:03 | 5:47:52 | 6:02:39 | 7:02:22 | 5:45:03 |
| F65-69 | 9 | 5:49:53 | 5:49:53 | 5:49:53 | 6:11:06 | 7:11:55 | 5:49:53 |
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.