IRONMAN World Championship

Kona qualifying times by age group

The finish time each age group needed for a slot at the 35 IRONMAN qualifiers of 2026, from the official results.

Median finish needed for a Kona slot, 2026

Age group	Median needed	Range	Slots	Races
F18-24Women 18-24	10:46:27	9:56:14 – 13:48:10	53	35
F25-29Women 25-29	10:16:47	9:30:01 – 12:02:59	69	34
F30-34Women 30-34	10:16:55	9:29:00 – 13:10:21	65	35
F35-39Women 35-39	10:24:39	9:36:07 – 13:20:15	58	35
F40-44Women 40-44	10:36:03	9:46:38 – 13:34:51	56	35
F45-49Women 45-49	10:51:28	10:00:51 – 13:54:36	58	35
F50-54Women 50-54	11:21:37	10:28:40 – 14:33:13	58	35
F55-59Women 55-59	11:50:36	10:56:42 – 13:52:56	59	34
F60-64Women 60-64	12:47:16	11:47:39 – 16:22:57	49	35
F65-69Women 65-69	13:22:59	12:28:18 – 17:19:24	26	25
F70-74Women 70-74	13:48:43	13:23:59 – 14:49:30	6	6
F75-79Women 75-79	15:47:13	15:37:40 – 15:56:46	2	2
M18-24Men 18-24	9:20:37	8:35:59 – 10:39:10	79	35
M25-29Men 25-29	9:08:01	8:24:23 – 10:24:48	102	35
M30-34Men 30-34	9:03:42	8:20:24 – 10:19:52	116	35
M35-39Men 35-39	9:09:28	8:25:43 – 10:26:26	106	35
M40-44Men 40-44	9:21:29	8:36:47 – 10:40:09	117	35
M45-49Men 45-49	9:38:20	8:52:18 – 10:59:22	149	35
M50-54Men 50-54	10:03:58	9:15:53 – 11:28:35	150	35
M55-59Men 55-59	10:27:19	9:37:22 – 11:55:12	125	35
M60-64Men 60-64	10:58:04	10:05:40 – 12:30:16	85	35
M65-69Men 65-69	11:59:56	11:02:37 – 13:40:48	66	35
M70-74Men 70-74	13:10:17	12:07:46 – 15:01:29	43	33
M75-79Men 75-79	13:06:57	12:19:23 – 14:17:35	16	16
M80-84Men 80-84	16:42:04	16:42:04 – 16:42:04	2	2

“Needed” is the finish time that equalled the pool’s age-graded cutoff for the age group at a race; the median is across the races where the group earned a slot. Age-group winners qualify whatever their time.