# Kona qualifying times for M45-49 (Men 45-49)

Source: https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/kona-qualifying-times/m45-49 · official results, IRONMAN World Championship slot allocation modelled with IRONMAN's age-group multipliers · updated 2026-11-12.

## 2026 season

M45-49 athletes earned 149 IRONMAN World Championship slots at 35 of the 35 full-distance IRONMAN qualifiers in our 2026 results. The median finish time needed for a slot was 9:38:20; it ranged from 8:52:18 at 2026 IRONMAN Copenhagen to 10:59:22 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: 11 M45-49 qualifiers, the last in 11th 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 | 5 | 9:37:26, 5th | 9:51:49 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Penghu](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-penghu) | 2026-04-12 | 4 | 10:11:51, 4th | 10:17:23 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Texas](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-texas) | 2026-04-18 | 11 | 9:28:13, 11th | 9:28:40 |
| [2026 IRONMAN South Africa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-south-africa) | 2026-04-19 | 4 | 9:50:06, 4th | 9:54:47 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vietnam](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vietnam) | 2026-05-10 | 4 | 9:52:48, 4th | 9:58:12 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Jacksonville](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-jacksonville) | 2026-05-16 | 1 (winner) | 9:24:10, 1st | 9:35:51 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Lanzarote](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-lanzarote) | 2026-05-23 | 5 | 10:00:52, 5th | 10:00:52 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Brazil](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-brazil) | 2026-05-31 | 6 | 8:53:50, 6th | 8:57:17 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Subic Bay Philippines](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-subic-bay-philippines) | 2026-06-07 | 8 | 10:50:29, 8th | 10:58:30 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Hamburg](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-hamburg) | 2026-06-07 | 7 | 9:07:41, 7th | 9:10:17 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Tours Metropole - Loire Valley](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-tours-metropole-loire-valley) | 2026-06-14 | 2 | 9:10:05, 2nd | 9:12:41 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-kaernten-klagenfurt-austria) | 2026-06-14 | 1 (winner) | 9:01:51, 1st | 9:08:24 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Cairns](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-cairns) | 2026-06-14 | 3 | 9:23:31, 3rd | 9:38:01 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Frankfurt](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-frankfurt) (shortened course) | 2026-06-28 | 7 | 5:58:35, 7th | 6:00:31 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Switzerland Thun](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-switzerland-thun) | 2026-07-06 | 2 | 9:25:16, 2nd | 9:28:32 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vitoria-gasteiz) | 2026-07-12 | 5 | 9:23:56, 5th | 9:38:20 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Lake Placid](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-lake-placid) | 2026-07-19 | 1 (winner) | 9:34:20, 1st | 10:04:44 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-canada-ottawa) | 2026-08-02 | 1 (winner) | 9:12:21, 1st | 9:21:27 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-kalmar-sweden) | 2026-08-15 | 3 | 9:03:15, 3rd | 9:10:52 |
| [2026 IRONMAN UK Leeds](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-uk-leeds) (shortened course) | 2026-08-16 | 2 | 9:12:48, 2nd | 9:14:45 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Copenhagen](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-copenhagen) | 2026-08-16 | 2 | 8:52:18, 2nd | 8:52:18 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Tallinn](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-tallinn) | 2026-08-22 | 5 | 9:05:11, 5th | 9:05:11 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Vichy](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-vichy) | 2026-08-23 | 4 | 10:04:00, 4th | 10:13:06 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Wisconsin](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-wisconsin) | 2026-09-13 | 5 | 10:15:17, 5th | 10:15:20 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-japan-south-hokkaido) | 2026-09-13 | 2 | 9:51:22, 2nd | 9:52:07 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Wales](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-wales) | 2026-09-13 | 5 | 10:59:22, 5th | 10:59:22 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Italy Emilia Romagna](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-italy-emilia-romagna) | 2026-09-19 | 9 | 9:14:09, 9th | 9:22:12 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Maryland](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-maryland) | 2026-09-19 | 3 | 9:13:40, 3rd | 9:19:14 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Chattanooga](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-chattanooga) | 2026-09-27 | 5 | 9:49:38, 5th | 9:51:05 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Gurye Korea](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-gurye-korea) | 2026-10-04 | 5 | 9:57:52, 5th | 9:58:45 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Portugal-Cascais](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-portugal-cascais) | 2026-10-17 | 5 | 9:33:21, 5th | 9:41:32 |
| [2026 IRONMAN California](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-california) | 2026-10-18 | 4 | 9:15:00, 4th | 9:17:42 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-australia) | 2026-10-18 | 4 | 9:51:32, 4th | 9:55:57 |
| [2026 IRONMAN San Juan](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-san-juan) | 2026-11-01 | 5 | 9:39:42, 5th | 9:42:41 |
| [2026 IRONMAN Florida](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2026-ironman-florida) | 2026-11-07 | 4 | 9:21:41, 4th | 9:24:33 |

## 2025 season

M45-49 athletes earned 222 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 9:43:08; it ranged from 9:04:04 at 2025 IRONMAN Copenhagen to 11:19:22 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 Brazil: 21 M45-49 qualifiers, the last in 21st 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 | 5 | 11:19:22, 5th | 11:19:22 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Taiwan](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-taiwan) | 2025-04-13 | 9 | 10:46:35, 9th | 10:56:31 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Texas](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-texas) | 2025-04-26 | 8 | 10:44:00, 8th | 10:57:38 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-australia) (shortened course) | 2025-05-04 | 5 | 9:08:30, 5th | 9:08:30 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Lanzarote](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-lanzarote) | 2025-05-17 | 8 | 10:31:05, 8th | 10:44:02 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Hamburg](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-hamburg) | 2025-06-01 | 11 | 9:24:00, 11th | 9:26:07 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Brazil](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-brazil) | 2025-06-01 | 21 | 9:29:46, 21st | 9:30:15 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Cairns](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-cairns) | 2025-06-15 | 10 | 10:28:03, 10th | 10:28:03 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Kaernten-Klagenfurt, Austria](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-kaerntenklagenfurt-austria) | 2025-06-15 | 9 | 9:59:18, 9th | 10:01:03 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Les Sables d'Olonne-Vendee](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-les-sables-d-olonne-vendee) | 2025-06-22 | 7 | 9:26:23, 7th | 9:26:39 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Frankfurt](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-frankfurt) | 2025-06-29 | 6 | 9:35:42, 6th | 9:43:39 |
| [2025 IRONMAN France Nice](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-france-nice) | 2025-06-29 | 8 | 11:18:18, 8th | 11:18:58 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Vitoria-Gasteiz](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-vitoria-gasteiz) | 2025-07-13 | 7 | 9:19:29, 7th | 9:24:17 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Lake Placid](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-lake-placid) | 2025-07-20 | 6 | 10:48:22, 6th | 10:48:39 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Leeds](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-leeds) | 2025-07-29 | 10 | 11:13:55, 10th | 11:18:08 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Canada-Ottawa](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-canada-ottawa) | 2025-08-03 | 7 | 10:20:19, 7th | 10:23:04 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Kalmar-Sweden](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-kalmar-sweden) | 2025-08-16 | 3 | 9:09:46, 3rd | 9:10:58 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Copenhagen](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-copenhagen) | 2025-08-17 | 3 | 8:57:33, 3rd | 9:04:04 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Tallinn](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-tallinn) | 2025-08-23 | 5 | 9:11:10, 5th | 9:12:13 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Switzerland Thun](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-switzerland-thun) | 2025-08-24 | 3 | 9:33:53, 3rd | 9:36:57 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Wisconsin](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-wisconsin) | 2025-09-07 | 3 | 9:47:39, 3rd | 9:56:12 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Japan South Hokkaido](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-japan-south-hokkaido) | 2025-09-14 | 5 | 9:49:20, 5th | 10:01:31 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Emilia Romagna](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-emilia-romagna) | 2025-09-20 | 6 | 9:04:30, 6th | 9:06:18 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Maryland](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-maryland) | 2025-09-20 | 3 | 9:31:24, 3rd | 9:34:49 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Wales](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-wales) | 2025-09-21 | 3 | 10:42:47, 3rd | 10:44:15 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Gurye Korea](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-gurye-korea) | 2025-09-28 | 4 | 9:40:00, 4th | 9:42:42 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Chattanooga](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-chattanooga) | 2025-09-28 | 7 | 9:42:16, 7th | 9:43:34 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Calella-Barcelona](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-calella-barcelona) | 2025-10-05 | 5 | 9:02:36, 5th | 9:04:22 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Portugal-Cascais](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-portugal-cascais) | 2025-10-18 | 5 | 9:21:44, 5th | 9:31:55 |
| [2025 IRONMAN California](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-california) | 2025-10-19 | 4 | 9:05:12, 4th | 9:05:18 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Florida](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-florida) | 2025-11-01 | 5 | 9:38:02, 5th | 9:38:16 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Malaysia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-malaysia) | 2025-11-01 | 4 | 10:15:49, 4th | 10:15:49 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Arizona](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-arizona) | 2025-11-16 | 1 (winner) | 9:08:49, 1st | 9:15:28 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Cozumel](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-cozumel) | 2025-11-23 | 13 | 9:36:07, 13th | 9:36:40 |
| [2025 IRONMAN Western Australia](https://www.metrica.fit/ironmanwc/2025-ironman-western-australia) | 2025-12-07 | 3 | 9:33:00, 3rd | 9:49:36 |

"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.