You know what’s been missing from dozens of marathons across the country? Nay, it’s not Pokémon nor is it Hello Kitty — it’s crispy prata and frothy teh tarik.
Probably the first ever marathon that our exercise-allergic bodies will be motivated to go for, the Teh Tarik Run 2017 promises all the elements of every Singaporean’s go-to local breakfast. It sounds like a parody of all the serious marathons annoyingly fit folks love participating in, but it seems that the Teh Tarik Run is very much true.
How it works: you drink freshly pulled tea from tik gongs (pulled and served in condensed milk cans) every one kilometre. A total of four rounds means four sets of teh tarik and working the milky tea off through four kilometres of running.
Frothy, sweet milk tea and running sounds like an awesome recipe for projectile vomiting — and the organisers encourage you to do so on your white event t-shirts. They mean business, too; they won’t be serving any other drinks (not even water) at the Teh Tarik Run. So brace yourself, son.
All that puking will probably leave your stomach growling by the end of four kilometres, so what better way to fill it back up than with prata? Yezzir, there will be a prata party at the finish line, and if you’re one of the 20 fastest race finishers, you’ll even get mutton or chicken curry to go with your pratas. The after party will, of course, feature even more teh tarik.
More info on this (truly) uniquely Singaporean event on the website and Facebook page. It’s $28 to register (if you do so before Feb 15), and $35 till the teh/prata/puke party on April 9.
