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the navy track team runs through the

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paces in the brown shirt . 31 year old

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Aaron lands L . In Annapolis Maryland .

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Naval Academy graduate . Aaron is a

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leader . He runs track for the navy ,

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he's a navy swim coach and a Navy pilot

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now he wants more now that I finally

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got and I've had some great training

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and now I feel like hey this is really

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achievable now his achievable dream to

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run in this year's summer olympics .

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Erin's track record had humble

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beginnings in sugar grove pennsylvania .

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Aaron still talks with his old high

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school teammates , talking about my

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Eisenhower high schools with high

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school and my teammates , they're still

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very close with talk to him all the

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time . Erin barely missed the olympic

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team in 2000 and 41 spot away . Then

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Aaron had to drop out and fly naval

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aviation missions now . Eight years

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later in 2012 he has a chance to join

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the olympic team of his dreams In order

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to make the Olympic team , Aaron must

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blast through a mile in 355 , that's

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one mile in three minutes and 55

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seconds . Track and field's one where

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it's a pure sport , pure measure of

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your abilities . So when you cross the

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finish line a certain time , you know

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they're going to say okay you know he's

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here to race to the clock ticks for

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this Naval aviator . Born with rare

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speed and high desire three minutes and

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55 seconds in a qualifier this spring

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is all that separates Aaron lands away

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from being a U . S . Olympic scott

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Williams . Naval Academy , Annapolis

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Maryland tries to find five

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a little bit .