Lewis Kent set a beer mile world record on Tuesday night in Austin, Texas, when he ran the second annual FloTrack World Championships in 4:47.17, 听罢丑别 race involves running four laps around a track听and chugging a beer before each lap, for a total of four beers per race.听Kent, a 22-year-old Canadian cross-country runner, broke his record of 4:54.4 that he had set听last month.听
鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 going in to set a [new] world record,鈥 Kent told 国产吃瓜黑料. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 looking at the clock. I just wanted to win the race, and then I saw the times听after I crossed the finish line. I was really surprised.鈥
As the first-place finisher, Kent received a $5,000听prize, as well as an undisclosed bonus from his sponsor, Brooks. (Kent announced last week that he signed a two-year shoe and apparel contract with Brooks, making him the world鈥檚 only professional beer-miler.)听
鈥淥ther brands are hardcore intense, whereas Brooks is really about having a good time, and that kind of meshes with me, and the beer mile in general,鈥 he told 国产吃瓜黑料 in November.听