IRONMAN scores the top three race performances so that more the athlete race, the better their chances will be at moving up in the age-group ranking.
Athletes can become an IRONMAN All World Athlete in once of three categories: IRONMAN, IRONMAN 70.3 and IRONMAN Overall, which includes both IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 results.
Athletes earn their status in three levels: Gold (top 1%), Silver (top 5%) and Bronze (top 10%). The designations are awarded at the end of the calendar year.