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 | 1,586 | 4:05:45 | 4:38:53 | 4:52:48 | 5:12:49 | 5:53:56 | 3:47:40 |
| MPRO | 27 | 3:47:40 | 3:48:03 | 3:48:49 | 3:54:31 | 3:59:23 | 3:47:40 |
| M18-24 | 50 | 4:42:02 | 4:51:50 | 4:59:04 | 5:15:18 | 5:42:56 | 4:42:02 |
| M25-29 | 158 | 4:22:52 | 4:33:38 | 4:42:23 | 4:55:41 | 5:44:48 | 4:20:44 |
| M30-34 | 266 | 4:14:18 | 4:32:57 | 4:46:11 | 5:04:17 | 5:46:58 | 4:09:18 |
| M35-39 | 287 | 4:29:51 | 4:43:12 | 4:59:06 | 5:15:34 | 5:50:53 | 4:25:45 |
| M40-44 | 360 | 4:25:02 | 4:48:01 | 5:03:25 | 5:17:54 | 5:57:05 | 4:15:49 |
| M45-49 | 209 | 4:29:56 | 4:48:01 | 5:01:51 | 5:17:53 | 5:55:40 | 4:23:41 |
| M50-54 | 130 | 4:37:14 | 4:58:55 | 5:04:24 | 5:26:15 | 6:09:47 | 4:36:59 |
| M55-59 | 63 | 4:54:39 | 5:10:29 | 5:22:47 | 5:29:49 | 6:14:49 | 4:54:39 |
| M60-64 | 23 | 4:54:50 | 5:14:06 | 5:16:17 | 5:26:16 | 6:45:17 | 4:54:50 |
| M65-69 | 12 | 5:11:34 | 5:11:34 | 5:16:20 | 6:06:18 | 6:35:05 | 5:11:34 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 636 | 4:29:12 | 4:46:47 | 5:09:40 | 5:30:51 | 6:17:10 | 4:13:27 |
| FPRO | 30 | 4:13:27 | 4:18:47 | 4:20:16 | 4:26:43 | 4:38:05 | 4:13:27 |
| F18-24 | 21 | 5:19:15 | 5:35:25 | 5:38:05 | 5:50:13 | 6:39:01 | 5:19:15 |
| F25-29 | 66 | 4:38:25 | 4:52:06 | 5:08:16 | 5:27:31 | 6:04:07 | 4:38:25 |
| F30-34 | 110 | 4:45:07 | 4:53:51 | 5:06:02 | 5:37:58 | 6:16:08 | 4:32:06 |
| F35-39 | 123 | 4:40:55 | 5:06:47 | 5:17:25 | 5:29:30 | 6:08:22 | 4:36:59 |
| F40-44 | 125 | 4:50:39 | 5:04:48 | 5:20:40 | 5:35:22 | 6:15:25 | 4:45:36 |
| F45-49 | 78 | 5:03:23 | 5:20:39 | 5:27:24 | 5:52:32 | 6:35:55 | 5:03:23 |
| F50-54 | 53 | 5:23:06 | 5:30:51 | 5:41:42 | 5:59:34 | 6:38:10 | 5:23:06 |
| F55-59 | 21 | 5:22:19 | 5:41:57 | 6:05:32 | 6:16:07 | 6:47:27 | 5:22:19 |
| F60-64 | 7 | 5:58:12 | 5:58:12 | 5:58:12 | 6:08:44 | 6:41:45 | 5:58:12 |
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.