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 | 1,153 | 3:53:00 | 4:18:58 | 4:33:52 | 4:49:11 | 5:21:15 | 3:31:24 |
| MPRO | 13 | 3:31:24 | 3:31:24 | 3:35:44 | 3:35:47 | 3:45:26 | 3:31:24 |
| M18-24 | 51 | 3:53:02 | 4:34:54 | 4:40:33 | 4:53:31 | 5:18:23 | 3:53:02 |
| M25-29 | 141 | 3:59:05 | 4:15:58 | 4:27:29 | 4:44:39 | 5:12:58 | 3:52:00 |
| M30-34 | 218 | 4:03:34 | 4:16:49 | 4:27:38 | 4:49:27 | 5:19:18 | 3:59:28 |
| M35-39 | 249 | 4:06:32 | 4:26:13 | 4:40:52 | 4:48:56 | 5:19:10 | 3:50:06 |
| M40-44 | 225 | 4:14:10 | 4:31:47 | 4:41:46 | 4:51:36 | 5:22:02 | 3:59:58 |
| M45-49 | 137 | 3:58:05 | 4:18:08 | 4:25:12 | 4:53:02 | 5:22:48 | 3:49:48 |
| M50-54 | 60 | 4:22:35 | 4:38:13 | 4:49:34 | 5:01:36 | 5:31:45 | 4:22:35 |
| M55-59 | 33 | 4:17:01 | 4:30:38 | 4:42:35 | 4:51:54 | 5:43:35 | 4:17:01 |
| M60-64 | 20 | 4:51:31 | 4:51:31 | 4:56:18 | 5:14:46 | 5:55:57 | 4:51:31 |
| M65-69 | 5 | 5:21:28 | 5:21:28 | 5:21:28 | 5:21:28 | 6:19:06 | 5:21:28 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 290 | 4:14:33 | 4:32:39 | 4:52:52 | 5:10:12 | 5:45:57 | 4:01:23 |
| FPRO | 11 | 4:01:23 | 4:01:23 | 4:05:29 | 4:14:33 | 4:20:16 | 4:01:23 |
| F18-24 | 18 | 4:53:04 | 4:53:04 | 5:02:15 | 5:12:36 | 5:32:12 | 4:53:04 |
| F25-29 | 33 | 4:26:01 | 4:39:20 | 4:55:16 | 5:04:27 | 5:38:53 | 4:26:01 |
| F30-34 | 56 | 4:26:46 | 4:34:48 | 4:52:52 | 5:10:12 | 5:48:26 | 4:26:46 |
| F35-39 | 59 | 4:23:32 | 4:47:50 | 4:50:56 | 5:05:44 | 5:33:10 | 4:23:32 |
| F40-44 | 53 | 4:50:23 | 5:00:40 | 5:12:56 | 5:24:09 | 6:02:00 | 4:50:23 |
| F45-49 | 29 | 4:37:02 | 4:56:34 | 4:58:27 | 5:24:02 | 5:59:54 | 4:37:02 |
| F50-54 | 17 | 5:04:42 | 5:04:42 | 5:12:14 | 5:28:57 | 6:29:59 | 5:04:42 |
| F55-59 | 8 | 5:04:06 | 5:04:06 | 5:04:06 | 5:32:10 | 5:37:20 | 5:04:06 |
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.