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 | 1,642 | 4:26:10 | 5:06:11 | 5:24:09 | 5:42:59 | 6:20:36 | 4:05:01 |
| MPRO | 19 | 4:05:01 | 4:05:01 | 4:05:24 | 4:06:38 | 4:13:56 | 4:05:01 |
| M18-24 | 76 | 4:51:13 | 5:06:03 | 5:21:01 | 5:37:27 | 6:14:45 | 4:51:13 |
| M25-29 | 272 | 4:39:18 | 5:14:32 | 5:30:00 | 5:47:22 | 6:18:50 | 4:32:47 |
| M30-34 | 347 | 4:43:17 | 5:06:11 | 5:26:46 | 5:46:09 | 6:24:01 | 4:38:56 |
| M35-39 | 300 | 4:45:37 | 5:09:09 | 5:21:28 | 5:39:24 | 6:18:13 | 4:43:02 |
| M40-44 | 314 | 4:53:05 | 5:14:55 | 5:27:52 | 5:41:41 | 6:18:28 | 4:31:44 |
| M45-49 | 171 | 4:52:29 | 5:11:10 | 5:28:46 | 5:45:17 | 6:21:05 | 4:47:31 |
| M50-54 | 89 | 4:48:44 | 5:13:04 | 5:24:09 | 5:53:36 | 6:31:38 | 4:48:44 |
| M55-59 | 36 | 5:10:11 | 5:15:35 | 5:26:14 | 6:02:15 | 6:45:36 | 5:10:11 |
| M60-64 | 14 | 5:16:14 | 5:16:14 | 5:53:50 | 5:59:47 | 6:52:45 | 5:16:14 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 566 | 4:51:52 | 5:33:34 | 5:50:30 | 6:17:07 | 6:56:05 | 4:37:01 |
| FPRO | 10 | 4:37:01 | 4:37:01 | 4:37:01 | 4:40:48 | 4:51:09 | 4:37:01 |
| F18-24 | 36 | 5:20:30 | 5:35:50 | 5:45:20 | 6:20:43 | 7:01:27 | 5:20:30 |
| F25-29 | 132 | 5:03:47 | 5:35:47 | 6:01:06 | 6:22:26 | 6:56:54 | 4:56:15 |
| F30-34 | 116 | 5:31:04 | 5:40:22 | 5:59:39 | 6:23:41 | 7:01:37 | 5:20:47 |
| F35-39 | 106 | 5:24:29 | 5:38:49 | 5:53:04 | 6:11:30 | 6:44:02 | 5:21:31 |
| F40-44 | 84 | 5:07:06 | 5:26:05 | 5:47:09 | 6:19:31 | 6:57:16 | 5:07:06 |
| F45-49 | 49 | 5:16:56 | 5:32:50 | 5:42:29 | 6:32:30 | 6:56:28 | 5:16:56 |
| F50-54 | 22 | 5:18:40 | 5:36:01 | 5:43:57 | 6:11:16 | 6:43:00 | 5:18:40 |
| F55-59 | 6 | 6:46:42 | 6:46:42 | 6:46:42 | 7:02:52 | 7:12:34 | 6:46:42 |
| F60-64 | 5 | 6:02:03 | 6:02:03 | 6:02:03 | 6:02:03 | 7:24:22 | 6:02:03 |
Source: Seffrin A., Nikolaidis P.T., Andrade M.S., Villiger E., Rosemann T., Weiss K., Ferreira D., Knechtle B. (2026). A dataset of 3.6 million IRONMAN triathlon records with transition times (2002-2026), v4.0.0. Zenodo. CC BY 4.0. doi:10.5281/zenodo.23421027.