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 | 1,246 | 3:54:07 | 4:32:53 | 4:51:50 | 5:11:51 | 5:58:44 | 3:42:01 |
| MPRO | 33 | 3:42:01 | 3:42:21 | 3:43:30 | 3:46:22 | 3:57:16 | 3:42:01 |
| M18-24 | 54 | 4:41:35 | 4:45:39 | 5:04:32 | 5:32:15 | 6:16:54 | 4:41:35 |
| M25-29 | 97 | 4:09:39 | 4:26:04 | 4:39:16 | 5:03:39 | 5:49:12 | 4:09:39 |
| M30-34 | 178 | 4:15:46 | 4:27:57 | 4:41:21 | 5:03:21 | 5:57:20 | 4:13:03 |
| M35-39 | 188 | 4:25:08 | 4:41:42 | 4:52:09 | 5:14:33 | 5:57:25 | 4:20:19 |
| M40-44 | 196 | 4:24:34 | 4:41:17 | 4:56:57 | 5:14:55 | 6:02:29 | 4:14:46 |
| M45-49 | 180 | 4:42:34 | 4:53:03 | 5:00:42 | 5:16:34 | 5:50:15 | 4:32:53 |
| M50-54 | 159 | 4:37:05 | 4:50:57 | 5:00:50 | 5:24:50 | 6:08:00 | 4:31:42 |
| M55-59 | 92 | 4:36:35 | 4:51:55 | 5:07:52 | 5:24:03 | 6:07:49 | 4:36:35 |
| M60-64 | 48 | 4:52:46 | 5:02:40 | 5:10:09 | 5:23:29 | 6:12:43 | 4:52:46 |
| M65-69 | 17 | 5:00:41 | 5:00:41 | 6:13:36 | 6:16:49 | 7:08:40 | 5:00:41 |
Women
| Age group | Finishers | Top 1% | Top 5% | Top 10% | Top 20% | Median | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All age groups | 469 | 4:16:14 | 4:52:07 | 5:14:59 | 5:41:27 | 6:26:26 | 4:10:01 |
| FPRO | 21 | 4:10:01 | 4:11:18 | 4:13:00 | 4:16:14 | 4:27:58 | 4:10:01 |
| F18-24 | 16 | 5:12:04 | 5:12:04 | 5:14:54 | 5:59:51 | 6:34:05 | 5:12:04 |
| F25-29 | 40 | 4:54:49 | 5:02:22 | 5:16:36 | 5:41:52 | 6:26:26 | 4:54:49 |
| F30-34 | 55 | 4:43:45 | 4:51:26 | 5:16:02 | 5:36:52 | 6:13:16 | 4:43:45 |
| F35-39 | 61 | 4:50:39 | 5:13:29 | 5:21:02 | 5:31:15 | 6:15:57 | 4:50:39 |
| F40-44 | 88 | 4:41:13 | 5:11:20 | 5:17:36 | 5:44:04 | 6:22:48 | 4:41:13 |
| F45-49 | 80 | 5:05:10 | 5:20:14 | 5:29:41 | 5:51:09 | 6:33:25 | 5:05:10 |
| F50-54 | 49 | 5:14:14 | 5:28:44 | 5:45:09 | 6:04:24 | 6:38:03 | 5:14:14 |
| F55-59 | 40 | 5:19:07 | 5:34:43 | 5:55:19 | 6:15:20 | 6:51:33 | 5:19:07 |
| F60-64 | 16 | 5:52:34 | 5:52:34 | 6:00:05 | 6:19:05 | 6:52:29 | 5:52:34 |
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.