MarathonRoad🇿🇦 East London, South Africa

Buffs Marathon

Sunday, 28 February 2027Estimated dateIn 5 months · Start 06:00

A point-to-point Eastern Cape marathon that starts on the N6 beyond Macleantown and runs down to the Buffalo Club near the East London seafront.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against runningcalendar.co.za.

Elevation gain

400 m

Hilly · ↓ 800 m

Start altitude

213 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

18°C

Peaks around 25°C

Entry fee

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Finishers

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typical year

Course

Point to point

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into ELS (East London), about 9 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 400 m of climbing and 800 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

18°C

Peak during race

25°C

Humidity

74%

Chance of rain

17%

Wind

12 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 28 February ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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