Age-group thresholds
IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa · 9 editions (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) · 17,323 finishers
Editions: 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020
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 | 13,057 | 4:32:00 | 5:04:50 | 5:22:10 | 5:44:05 | 6:26:40 | 3:53:50 |
| MPRO | 126 | 3:54:53 | 4:02:35 | 4:05:24 | 4:08:58 | 4:18:17 | 3:53:50 |
| M18-24 | 725 | 4:41:47 | 5:06:03 | 5:19:09 | 5:36:14 | 6:17:17 | 4:19:41 |
| M25-29 | 1,986 | 4:36:40 | 5:03:53 | 5:23:21 | 5:43:56 | 6:24:24 | 4:02:50 |
| M30-34 | 2,491 | 4:42:42 | 5:05:20 | 5:20:19 | 5:43:59 | 6:27:05 | 4:03:03 |
| M35-39 | 2,231 | 4:41:31 | 5:05:30 | 5:21:24 | 5:43:10 | 6:26:00 | 4:08:07 |
| M40-44 | 2,290 | 4:50:51 | 5:08:24 | 5:24:53 | 5:44:04 | 6:25:06 | 4:13:11 |
| M45-49 | 1,597 | 4:49:27 | 5:12:38 | 5:29:21 | 5:46:55 | 6:27:08 | 4:31:32 |
| M50-54 | 884 | 4:57:16 | 5:17:52 | 5:36:01 | 5:54:51 | 6:34:26 | 4:36:47 |
| M55-59 | 480 | 5:07:11 | 5:29:46 | 5:41:35 | 6:03:08 | 6:47:17 | 4:50:41 |
| M60-64 | 177 | 5:02:07 | 5:23:36 | 5:39:58 | 5:57:50 | 6:54:22 | 4:54:18 |
| M65-69 | 52 | 5:31:40 | 5:49:19 | 6:06:21 | 6:13:25 | 7:02:25 | 5:31:40 |
| M70-74 | 14 | 5:38:47 | 5:38:47 | 5:47:13 | 6:03:04 | 6:47:52 | 5:38:47 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 4,266 | 4:51:59 | 5:30:45 | 5:48:22 | 6:11:31 | 6:53:13 | 4:21:14 |
| FPRO | 79 | 4:21:14 | 4:30:54 | 4:34:30 | 4:41:49 | 4:51:59 | 4:21:14 |
| F18-24 | 246 | 5:05:01 | 5:33:42 | 5:45:33 | 6:08:57 | 6:48:48 | 5:00:43 |
| F25-29 | 905 | 5:06:26 | 5:36:05 | 5:53:58 | 6:15:02 | 6:53:13 | 4:36:16 |
| F30-34 | 886 | 5:15:41 | 5:36:57 | 5:54:33 | 6:14:27 | 6:57:50 | 4:53:29 |
| F35-39 | 754 | 5:14:12 | 5:34:14 | 5:45:07 | 6:07:45 | 6:46:54 | 4:51:57 |
| F40-44 | 636 | 5:17:31 | 5:39:02 | 5:55:42 | 6:14:30 | 6:51:32 | 4:58:36 |
| F45-49 | 427 | 5:18:49 | 5:45:08 | 5:56:46 | 6:22:30 | 7:01:04 | 5:11:04 |
| F50-54 | 202 | 5:18:40 | 5:43:57 | 6:01:34 | 6:23:12 | 6:55:36 | 5:14:00 |
| F55-59 | 106 | 5:31:52 | 5:59:18 | 6:06:48 | 6:25:08 | 6:58:51 | 5:22:03 |
| F60-64 | 19 | 6:02:03 | 6:02:03 | 6:17:15 | 6:32:33 | 7:03:27 | 6:02:03 |
| F65-69 | 5 | 7:09:02 | 7:09:02 | 7:09:02 | 7:09:02 | 7:40:25 | 7:09:02 |
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.