Roll Call - Evan Rubin

Hello there, this is Evan Rubin, leader of the Oxfam Do-Life team.

Leader?
It's easy to become the paper leader of an Oxfam Trailwalker team.
It takes about 10 minutes and a credit card, a lot like most things in life.

Becoming the leader of this Do-Life team, however, will require a lot more than that.

The guys I'm walking with are friends now, and by choosing to create this team, they're putting trust not just in our friendship, but also my ability to take 10 minutes and a credit card and turn it into something meaningful.

This blog is part of that experience, and I'm sure it will be one of the most valuable things I'll gain from the Oxfam experience.

What am I after?
I want to take many of the things floating around my life right now, and turn them into something concrete.

I want to take a group of friends, and through a journey that ends with a 100k hike, turn that group into a team.

I want to turn the word "leader" on an online registration page into the flesh and blood.

I want to turn a casual love of hiking and the outdoors into a lifetime experience and accomplishment.

What's my "everyday"?
Hiking 100k in 48 hours takes more than weekend training.
It takes an everyday commitment, even if it's simple.

So I'm taking the stairs to my 15th floor office every day after lunch.

How do I like it?
In addition to working the legs & lungs, I find it's the best way to work off a lunch and prevent the afternoon nap time :-)