And all without throwing up.

Meet 22-year old collegiate runner, Lewis Kent.

He's a junior at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.

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He's also the world record holder in the Beer Mile, an event that involves drinking four beers and racing a mile.

The way it works: You chug a 12-ounce beer. Then you run a quarter-mile (one lap around a standard track). Then you chug another 12-ounce beer. Then you run another quarter mile. After two more beers and two more quarter-miles, you're done. (Unless you throw up. That will cost you one one penalty lap.)

The Beer Mile probably originated on college campuses, Kent told BuzzFeed Health, where collegiate runners held the event for fun in the off season. But now it has standardized rules and official meets put on by FloTrack. Even some elite runners (including Olympians) compete in the event.

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So, how did Kent win the Beer Mile in a puke-free 4 minutes, 47 seconds?

Yup, Kent won the FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships in December 2015 and scored a sponsorship from Brooks, making him the world's only professionally-sponsored Beer Mile athlete. Here's how he did it:

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First of all, he got really good at chugging beer.

After reviewing video of his first beer mile in April 2014, Kent's roommate noticed that starting with the second lap, Kent took a lot longer to finish each beer because he had to stop drinking to catch his breath. By the time he got to the last lap, it took him four whole gulps — costing a precious 15 or so seconds — to finish his last beer. So he set out to improve his chugging technique.

Kent discovered that getting better at chugging is mostly a willpower thing: "You've just got to tell yourself it's almost done," he told BuzzFeed. But in addition to working on his mental beer game, Kent learned to "approach the chug as if you're pouring water down a drain." So, basically, do not stop to taste or even to swallow. (Editor's note: Please don't try this at home.) Key to the drain strategy is Kent's beer of choice — Amsterdam Brewing Co. All Natural Blonde — which is lighter and goes down super easily.

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