PATCH VIDEO: Lafayette's Tyler Sorensen Walks the Walk - Lafayette, California

16-year-old Tyler Sorensen goes to Acalanes and has dreams of Olympic glory - and he's prepared to walk really hard, and fast, to get there.

Tyler Sorensen often dominates the field in international race walk competitions — a tougher-than-it-looks sport that taxes mind and body.

For Tyler, a student at Acalanes High School, a grueling training regimen and the competitions are stepping stones to an Olympic tryout and a chance to wear his country's colors - with a little gold thrown in.

November 2010

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