Forgot to post this earlier, but a cool story I shot...

[EagerBeaver]

On Saturday myself and a couple fellow staffers from my newspaper had the privilege of reporting on a local woman named Tammey Burns (Church of God, by the way!) who weighed over five hundred pounds four years ago...and now she is down below two hundred.

This wasn't just any ordinary report -- we were invited to join her as she racewalked her first 10K at the Sunshine Run, one of Springfield's "Big Three" road races for runners and walkers alike. I brought my camera, a light, a tripod and a wireless mic.

For those of you who think racewalking is easy, think again...this shoot proved to me it's every bit as tough as running. You're trying to push yourself and restrain yourself at the same time...and Tammey had used racewalking as her main exercise to lose weight successfully and keep it off.

10K is 6.2 miles, and I hung with her for almost four of it. It was very physically demanding as I had to run ahead, get creative with some shots, catch up again, shoot some more, run ahead again...ugh. That was my exercise for the week, just about.

The neat part is that her walking coach and counselor at the fitness center Tammy works out at, allowed me to mike her up during the shoot. The end result is neat.

At any rate, I'll shut up and let you guys watch this for yourself. Keep Tammey in mind as she has been given the dedication from the Lord to keep this lifestyle change and use it to motivate others in the same situation. It's an amazing story and I'm glad I was able to share it through video.

I'll link to the entire article on our paper's website so you can read the backstory and watch the video (you can find it on the right-hand side of the page):

http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dl ... 8810120399

Enjoy!

[ichthus]

Very cool! Good for her.... amazing