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 | 398 | 4:04:56 | 4:34:59 | 4:46:33 | 5:00:28 | 5:38:16 | 4:01:05 |
| M18-24 | 44 | 4:01:05 | 4:07:42 | 4:17:22 | 4:46:03 | 5:11:25 | 4:01:05 |
| M25-29 | 56 | 4:02:52 | 4:34:59 | 4:47:18 | 5:01:33 | 5:28:48 | 4:02:52 |
| M30-34 | 46 | 4:05:45 | 4:24:58 | 4:35:09 | 4:46:20 | 5:24:44 | 4:05:45 |
| M35-39 | 48 | 4:11:44 | 4:45:10 | 4:51:48 | 4:55:49 | 5:38:40 | 4:11:44 |
| M40-44 | 60 | 4:03:39 | 4:33:43 | 4:42:17 | 4:52:40 | 5:24:27 | 4:03:39 |
| M45-49 | 31 | 4:40:30 | 4:45:18 | 4:50:36 | 5:04:30 | 5:37:41 | 4:40:30 |
| M50-54 | 42 | 4:30:48 | 4:41:15 | 4:52:17 | 5:10:17 | 5:55:40 | 4:30:48 |
| M55-59 | 34 | 4:48:04 | 5:03:05 | 5:16:38 | 5:21:59 | 5:58:38 | 4:48:04 |
| M60-64 | 23 | 5:07:33 | 5:16:35 | 5:21:30 | 5:27:08 | 5:57:54 | 5:07:33 |
| M65-69 | 8 | 5:32:50 | 5:32:50 | 5:32:50 | 5:53:40 | 6:28:42 | 5:32:50 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 257 | 4:45:30 | 5:02:43 | 5:16:20 | 5:36:27 | 6:19:36 | 4:38:09 |
| F18-24 | 32 | 4:59:02 | 4:59:54 | 5:22:50 | 5:37:38 | 6:09:25 | 4:59:02 |
| F25-29 | 61 | 4:44:17 | 5:04:56 | 5:08:49 | 5:25:28 | 6:06:42 | 4:44:17 |
| F30-34 | 36 | 5:01:35 | 5:11:51 | 5:15:42 | 5:34:41 | 6:14:45 | 5:01:35 |
| F35-39 | 29 | 4:51:06 | 4:57:00 | 5:12:36 | 5:23:25 | 6:26:29 | 4:51:06 |
| F40-44 | 19 | 5:02:31 | 5:02:31 | 5:16:20 | 5:45:03 | 5:57:32 | 5:02:31 |
| F45-49 | 29 | 4:38:09 | 4:56:19 | 4:58:16 | 5:34:14 | 6:23:08 | 4:38:09 |
| F50-54 | 24 | 4:45:30 | 5:30:59 | 5:32:52 | 6:02:47 | 6:44:31 | 4:45:30 |
| F55-59 | 17 | 5:27:38 | 5:27:38 | 5:30:02 | 5:44:08 | 6:31:08 | 5:27:38 |
| F60-64 | 5 | 5:51:07 | 5:51:07 | 5:51:07 | 5:51:07 | 7:38:42 | 5:51:07 |
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.