First Woman Skates Across USA
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A rad ride from coast to coast, collecting colossal quantities of cash for a cause.
Brooke Johnson just became the first woman ever to skateboard across the USA,
completing a grueling shred session from California to Virginia Beach.
"There's times it's so hard... oh my god, I've cried so many times."
"I'm just a girl."
"I'm just a girl."
But she's not just any girl.
Brooke stayed on her grind for 118 days,
carving her way cross country and rolling with any and all challenges coming her way.
She was able to raise more than 50,000 bucks for spinal cord research
in honor of her late stepfather who recently died after sustaining a spinal cord injury.
Brooke hopes the record-setting ride will help inspire others to realize that they are more powerful than they know.
"You can do anything, absolutely anything you put your mind to."
"And also, you have to do it for a very long time, you're gonna fall a lot."
"You're going to hit a lot of walls, it's going to be really difficult, but..."
"You can do anything you put your mind to."
"Like, why not?"
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