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 | 828 | 3:49:32 | 4:20:25 | 4:42:02 | 5:10:40 | 5:56:22 | 3:36:48 |
| MPRO | 26 | 3:36:48 | 3:36:59 | 3:40:13 | 3:46:39 | 3:52:51 | 3:36:48 |
| M18-24 | 40 | 4:08:39 | 4:12:01 | 4:19:30 | 4:29:43 | 5:44:36 | 4:08:39 |
| M25-29 | 106 | 4:14:32 | 4:24:09 | 4:36:47 | 4:57:46 | 5:47:10 | 4:03:10 |
| M30-34 | 116 | 4:24:10 | 4:46:38 | 5:05:15 | 5:26:18 | 5:52:34 | 4:02:37 |
| M35-39 | 121 | 4:10:21 | 4:25:10 | 4:36:45 | 4:56:27 | 5:42:54 | 4:07:19 |
| M40-44 | 97 | 4:31:02 | 4:45:37 | 4:57:25 | 5:15:40 | 5:58:25 | 4:31:02 |
| M45-49 | 95 | 4:28:16 | 4:52:34 | 4:59:37 | 5:19:54 | 6:00:52 | 4:28:16 |
| M50-54 | 92 | 4:34:36 | 4:59:06 | 5:09:27 | 5:26:32 | 6:02:13 | 4:34:36 |
| M55-59 | 73 | 4:33:11 | 4:49:57 | 4:59:28 | 5:40:27 | 6:10:22 | 4:33:11 |
| M60-64 | 37 | 5:04:57 | 5:08:44 | 5:19:21 | 5:55:41 | 6:21:28 | 5:04:57 |
| M65-69 | 16 | 5:01:25 | 5:01:25 | 5:30:13 | 5:41:14 | 6:09:59 | 5:01:25 |
| M70-74 | 8 | 6:12:27 | 6:12:27 | 6:12:27 | 6:35:53 | 6:49:45 | 6:12:27 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 368 | 4:14:54 | 4:42:54 | 5:10:51 | 5:37:16 | 6:25:47 | 4:05:05 |
| FPRO | 12 | 4:05:05 | 4:05:05 | 4:08:36 | 4:13:15 | 4:18:25 | 4:05:05 |
| F18-24 | 14 | 4:57:33 | 4:57:33 | 5:25:19 | 5:34:05 | 5:49:42 | 4:57:33 |
| F25-29 | 37 | 4:42:54 | 4:50:56 | 5:00:07 | 5:34:35 | 6:26:03 | 4:42:54 |
| F30-34 | 49 | 4:27:56 | 4:36:08 | 4:48:53 | 5:17:44 | 6:12:43 | 4:27:56 |
| F35-39 | 40 | 4:38:18 | 4:41:03 | 5:04:23 | 5:19:31 | 6:12:51 | 4:38:18 |
| F40-44 | 56 | 4:38:06 | 4:50:38 | 5:13:01 | 5:24:51 | 5:57:43 | 4:38:06 |
| F45-49 | 48 | 5:14:41 | 5:25:39 | 5:32:07 | 5:49:26 | 6:23:19 | 5:14:41 |
| F50-54 | 44 | 4:54:54 | 5:28:34 | 5:39:16 | 5:57:17 | 6:46:03 | 4:54:54 |
| F55-59 | 32 | 5:41:44 | 5:43:04 | 5:49:48 | 6:17:47 | 6:40:34 | 5:41:44 |
| F60-64 | 27 | 5:46:17 | 6:06:12 | 6:07:08 | 6:20:43 | 7:02:25 | 5:46:17 |
| F65-69 | 7 | 6:22:22 | 6:22:22 | 6:22:22 | 7:01:31 | 7:23:01 | 6:22:22 |
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.