Susan Hobbs is on a roll. And she hopes to keep rolling all the way to Niagra Falls as part of her Walk-N-Roll crusade. Hobbs, a native of Dayton, Ohio, is in-line skating on a 3,750-mile journey across the United States to raise funds and awareness about Raynaud’s, a circulatory disease which turns the hands and feet white in cold weather because of a lack of blood supply and is also associated with more than 200 other ailments, including asthma, lupus, cancer and arthritis.

&uot;I wanted to get the word out about this disease,&uot; Hobb said. &uot;I don’t feel like I am doing this by myself, I have a lot of people with me.&uot;

Hobbs has actually skated 304 of those miles to date, taking time to ride for a while.

Hobbs, 46, started her journey with Canadian partner David Large, but Large had to return to Canada at the end of last year and will meet back up with Hobbs next month.

Hobbs skated while Large followed behind in a van that carried necessary equipment and alerted drivers to the rollerblader.

Large had to return to Canada, but will catch back up with Hobbs.

Hobbs first encountered Raynaud’s when her mother died from it in 1994. Hobbs was 10 when her mother, who was in her early 30s, died. The disease is hereditary.

&uot;I remember how painful it was when my mother was researching it,&uot;&160;Hobbs said. &uot;Nobody really knew anything about it. It was not thought of as a primary disease.&uot;

Seventy percent of the funds raised will be allocated for research and eduation about Raynaud’s and related diseases.

Hobbs said 10 percent is used to fund any unforeseen expenses that may be incurred in the next few months. A portion goes to funding the trip, lodging, equipment, gasoline and other neccessities.

Large, 55, was diagnosed with glaucoma, and doctors warned that he may lose his sight within three years.

Hobbs had a heart-to-heart talk with Large and told him he could stay depressed or do something about it. That’s when they discussed going across the United States to raise funds.

&uot;We decided to do it in either Canada or the United States, but went with the United States because every rock God did not put in the United States, he threw to Canada,&uot; Hobbs said.

Hobbs skated only occasionally as a youngster, visiting the local Skateland.

&uot;But with the shape I am in from back and neck injuries I’ve suffered when I was younger, I knew I couldn’t ride a bike,&uot; she said.

&uot;We decided to start at the Statue of Liberty on Memorial Day for those who started before us and had not given up.&uot;

The route went through New Jersey to Maryland where Hobbs hit a crack in the pavement and met a telephone pole head on, fracturing her tailbone and scraping her hand. She was back on the road in three days.

&uot;We were on historic Route 40 when we saw a sign that said Breakneck Ridge and I told Dave I didn’t want to go that way,&uot; Hobbs said.

Hobbs has tried to skate 20 miles a day, with her longest venture being 37 miles.

When she reached Alabama, she hit U.S. 84.

&uot;I didn’t want to get too close to the coast because of storms,&uot; she said.

Hobbs will travel on her own until Large is able to join her again.

They plan to go to California, and then will travel back to Canada and across that country until they get to the Peace Bridge at Niagra Falls on New Year’s Eve.

Those interested can send a donation to National City Bank, 5116 Brandt Pike, Dayton, Ohio, 45424.