What is a good finish time at Kona?

The median finish time at Kona is 11:03:02 across 2,266 finishers. Finishing under 10:01:06 puts you in the faster quarter of the field, and the top 5% of finishers come in under 9:07:08.

How fast is the bike course at Kona?

The typical finisher rides the 180 km bike leg at Kona in 5:32:47 — an average speed of 32.5 km/h. Compare this against other Full Ironman courses on the Kona-Metrics bike course rankings.

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Kona (2026)

Kona is a race at the Ironman World Championship. The typical finisher completes the course in 11:03:02, while the top 5% of the field finish under 9:07:08. The 180 km bike leg rides at a typical 32.5 km/h. All numbers below come from real historical finishers, not estimates.

2,266 finishers(1654M / 612F)

Finish Time Distribution — All Finishers

Top 5%9:07:08

Top 10%9:25:56

Top 25% (faster quarter)10:01:06

Median — typical finisher11:03:02

Bottom 25% (slower quarter)12:38:54

Bottom 10%14:27:02

Times in H:MM:SS across the full field.

Median Splits — Typical Finisher

Swim

1:13:50

3.8 km

Bike

5:32:47

180 km

Run

3:59:38

42.2 km

Typical bike speed: 32.5 km/h

Field Composition

1,654

Male finishers

73%

612

Female finishers

27%

Top 5% Times by Age Group

Age Group	Men — Top 5%	Women — Top 5%
18-24	9:08:31	10:11:07
25-29	8:52:36	9:55:52
30-34	8:47:00	9:57:22
35-39	8:57:08	9:59:01
40-44	9:10:48	9:57:06
45-49	9:27:54	10:23:13
50-54	9:42:44	10:39:58
55-59	10:10:48	11:07:26
60-64	10:53:14	12:06:00
65-69	11:13:10	13:11:46

Based on historical finishers in each group. Note: times for smaller age groups (typically 60+) may be based on fewer finishers and should be treated as approximate.

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