# Kona qualifying times for F55-59 (Women 55-59)

Source: https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/kona-qualifying-times/f55-59 · official results, IRONMAN World Championship slot allocation modelled with IRONMAN's age-group multipliers · updated 2026-11-12.

## 2026 season

F55-59 athletes earned 59 IRONMAN World Championship slots at 34 of the 35 full-distance IRONMAN qualifiers in our 2026 results. The median finish time needed for a slot was 11:50:36; it ranged from 10:56:42 at 2026 IRONMAN Copenhagen to 13:52:56 at 2026 IRONMAN Wales. 2026 IRONMAN Frankfurt, 2026 IRONMAN UK Leeds were raced on a shortened course and are left out of the comparison. Slots went deepest at 2026 IRONMAN Texas: 4 F55-59 qualifiers, the last in 4th place.

| Race | Date | Slots | Last slot (finish, place) | Needed finish |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2026 IRONMAN New Zealand](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-new-zealand) | 2026-03-07 | 1 (winner) | 12:26:20, 1st | 11:53:04 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Penghu](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-penghu) | 2026-04-12 | 1 (winner) | 12:36:31, 1st | 12:47:52 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Texas](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-texas) | 2026-04-18 | 4 | 11:17:14, 4th | 11:18:35 |
| [2026 IRONMAN South Africa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-south-africa) | 2026-04-19 | 4 | 12:37:39, 4th | 12:50:40 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vietnam](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vietnam) | 2026-05-10 | 1 (winner) | 12:04:16, 1st | 12:15:08 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Jacksonville](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-jacksonville) | 2026-05-16 | 3 | 11:39:56, 3rd | 11:44:42 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Lanzarote](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-lanzarote) | 2026-05-23 | 1 (winner) | 12:51:31, 1st | 12:43:53 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Brazil](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-brazil) | 2026-05-31 | 1 (winner) | 10:39:17, 1st | 10:56:46 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Hamburg](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-hamburg) | 2026-06-07 | 2 | 10:39:08, 2nd | 11:25:23 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Tours Metropole - Loire Valley](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-tours-metropole-loire-valley) | 2026-06-14 | 1 (winner) | 11:45:33, 1st | 11:21:08 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-kaernten-klagenfurt-austria) | 2026-06-14 | 2 | 11:04:28, 2nd | 11:19:08 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Cairns](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-cairns) | 2026-06-14 | 3 | 11:35:38, 3rd | 11:59:29 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Frankfurt](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-frankfurt) (shortened course) | 2026-06-28 | 1 (winner) | 8:27:59, 1st | 7:23:38 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Switzerland Thun](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-switzerland-thun) | 2026-07-06 | 1 (winner) | 11:21:50, 1st | 11:36:53 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vitoria-gasteiz) | 2026-07-12 | 1 (winner) | 11:28:12, 1st | 11:53:43 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Lake Placid](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-lake-placid) | 2026-07-19 | 1 (winner) | 12:27:30, 1st | 12:25:33 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-canada-ottawa) | 2026-08-02 | 1 (winner) | 11:23:00, 1st | 11:33:32 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-kalmar-sweden) | 2026-08-15 | 2 | 11:01:10, 2nd | 11:07:33 |
| [2026 IRONMAN UK Leeds](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-uk-leeds) (shortened course) | 2026-08-16 | 3 | 11:18:45, 3rd | 11:18:45 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Copenhagen](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-copenhagen) | 2026-08-16 | 1 (winner) | 11:36:39, 1st | 10:56:42 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Tallinn](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-tallinn) | 2026-08-22 | 2 | 11:05:54, 2nd | 11:26:19 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vichy](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vichy) | 2026-08-23 | 1 (winner) | 11:23:07, 1st | 12:27:53 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Wisconsin](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-wisconsin) | 2026-09-13 | 2 | 12:23:09, 2nd | 12:33:12 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-japan-south-hokkaido) | 2026-09-13 | 1 (winner) | 13:07:27, 1st | 12:16:22 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Wales](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-wales) | 2026-09-13 | 1 (winner) | 14:20:02, 1st | 13:52:56 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Italy Emilia Romagna](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-italy-emilia-romagna) | 2026-09-19 | 3 | 11:03:06, 3rd | 11:17:03 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Maryland](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-maryland) | 2026-09-19 | 3 | 11:26:38, 3rd | 11:28:06 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Chattanooga](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-chattanooga) | 2026-09-27 | 2 | 11:52:02, 2nd | 11:52:02 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Gurye Korea](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-gurye-korea) | 2026-10-04 | 1 (winner) | 12:26:45, 1st | 11:28:34 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Portugal-Cascais](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-portugal-cascais) | 2026-10-17 | 1 (winner) | 11:16:51, 1st | 11:55:32 |
| [2026 IRONMAN California](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-california) | 2026-10-18 | 1 (winner) | 10:26:57, 1st | 11:05:34 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-australia) | 2026-10-18 | 1 (winner) | 12:33:03, 1st | 12:05:07 |
| [2026 IRONMAN San Juan](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-san-juan) | 2026-11-01 | 1 (winner) | 12:26:28, 1st | 12:21:23 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Florida](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-florida) | 2026-11-07 | 4 | 11:49:11, 4th | 11:49:11 |

## 2025 season

F55-59 athletes earned 89 IRONMAN World Championship slots at 35 of the 35 full-distance IRONMAN qualifiers in our 2025 results. The median finish time needed for a slot was 12:17:13; it ranged from 10:33:37 at 2025 IRONMAN Copenhagen to 14:33:50 at 2025 IRONMAN South Africa. 2025 IRONMAN Australia was raced on a shortened course and is left out of the comparison. Slots went deepest at 2025 IRONMAN Frankfurt: 9 F55-59 qualifiers, the last in 9th place.

| Race | Date | Slots | Last slot (finish, place) | Needed finish |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [2025 IRONMAN South Africa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-south-africa) | 2025-03-30 | 4 | 13:52:20, 4th | 14:33:50 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Taiwan](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-taiwan) | 2025-04-13 | 4 | 12:17:18, 4th | 13:04:12 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Texas](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-texas) | 2025-04-26 | 5 | 12:05:42, 5th | 12:27:23 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-australia) (shortened course) | 2025-05-04 | 5 | 11:29:16, 5th | 11:50:36 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Lanzarote](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-lanzarote) | 2025-05-17 | 3 | 14:22:26, 3rd | 14:33:24 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Hamburg](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-hamburg) | 2025-06-01 | 7 | 11:49:16, 7th | 11:58:14 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Brazil](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-brazil) | 2025-06-01 | 3 | 11:49:02, 3rd | 11:58:30 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Cairns](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-cairns) | 2025-06-15 | 2 | 13:01:12, 2nd | 13:14:36 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-kaerntenklagenfurt-austria) | 2025-06-15 | 1 (winner) | 11:55:01, 1st | 12:34:41 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Les Sables d'Olonne-Vendee](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-les-sables-d-olonne-vendee) | 2025-06-22 | 3 | 11:37:58, 3rd | 11:51:53 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Frankfurt](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-frankfurt) | 2025-06-29 | 9 | 12:17:55, 9th | 12:24:39 |
| [2025 IRONMAN France Nice](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-france-nice) | 2025-06-29 | 1 (winner) | 14:30:21, 1st | 14:19:43 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-vitoria-gasteiz) | 2025-07-13 | 3 | 12:15:59, 3rd | 12:17:19 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Lake Placid](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-lake-placid) | 2025-07-20 | 1 (winner) | 12:31:54, 1st | 12:39:00 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Leeds](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-leeds) | 2025-07-29 | 4 | 14:20:45, 4th | 14:29:47 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-canada-ottawa) | 2025-08-03 | 7 | 12:19:13, 7th | 12:19:13 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-kalmar-sweden) | 2025-08-16 | 2 | 10:43:17, 2nd | 11:10:38 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Copenhagen](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-copenhagen) | 2025-08-17 | 1 (winner) | 11:06:27, 1st | 10:33:37 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Tallinn](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-tallinn) | 2025-08-23 | 1 (winner) | 11:11:40, 1st | 11:21:08 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Switzerland Thun](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-switzerland-thun) | 2025-08-24 | 1 (winner) | 11:36:39, 1st | 11:44:16 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Wisconsin](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-wisconsin) | 2025-09-07 | 2 | 11:58:58, 2nd | 12:27:11 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-japan-south-hokkaido) | 2025-09-14 | 1 (winner) | 12:09:44, 1st | 12:03:56 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Emilia Romagna](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-emilia-romagna) | 2025-09-20 | 1 (winner) | 11:31:24, 1st | 11:06:08 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Maryland](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-maryland) | 2025-09-20 | 1 (winner) | 12:22:22, 1st | 12:31:38 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Wales](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-wales) | 2025-09-21 | 2 | 13:31:31, 2nd | 13:32:36 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Gurye Korea](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-gurye-korea) | 2025-09-28 | 1 (winner) | 12:57:06, 1st | 11:53:43 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Chattanooga](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-chattanooga) | 2025-09-28 | 1 (winner) | 11:52:12, 1st | 12:30:25 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Calella-Barcelona](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-calella-barcelona) | 2025-10-05 | 1 (winner) | 10:26:18, 1st | 11:40:35 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Portugal-Cascais](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-portugal-cascais) | 2025-10-18 | 1 (winner) | 11:48:26, 1st | 11:38:18 |
| [2025 IRONMAN California](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-california) | 2025-10-19 | 2 | 10:54:43, 2nd | 11:24:45 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Florida](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-florida) | 2025-11-01 | 1 (winner) | 12:23:06, 1st | 12:17:07 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Malaysia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-malaysia) | 2025-11-01 | 1 (winner) | 14:12:05, 1st | 13:20:39 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Arizona](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-arizona) | 2025-11-16 | 1 (winner) | 11:51:36, 1st | 11:19:03 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Cozumel](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-cozumel) | 2025-11-23 | 2 | 11:38:24, 2nd | 11:47:59 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Western Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-western-australia) | 2025-12-07 | 4 | 12:07:54, 4th | 12:10:08 |

"Needed finish" is the finish time that equalled the pool's age-graded cutoff for this age group at that race (cutoff ÷ age-group multiplier); any faster finish earned a slot. Age-group winners qualify whatever their time. Rolldown is not modelled.