{"id":11444,"date":"2017-02-28T11:08:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=11444"},"modified":"2025-11-20T21:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T05:13:23","slug":"rei-presents-fast-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/video\/rei-presents-fast-forward","title":{"rendered":"REI Presents: Fast Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

For bikepacker and ultra-long-distance racer Lael Wilcox, taking on the Arizona Trail\u2014800+miles of desert singletrack\u2014is a challenge unlike any other, and it will test her to the core.<\/p>\n

This is one of a series of three short films featuring the stories of people connected to three trails: The Appalachian Trail, Arizona Trail and Bay Area Ridge Trail.<\/p>\n

Watch:\u00a0Trail Angel<\/a><\/p>\n

Many people look to the outdoors to find peace of mind. For Paul Stiffler, better known as Ponytail Paul, the Appalachian Trail and its thru-hikers have been the therapeutic force needed to turn his life around. Paul has taken on a role as \u201cTrail Angel\u201d to help thru-hikers on their 2,186-mile journey and help himself find a new sense of purpose in the process.<\/p>\n

Watch:\u00a0The Pleasure and the Pain<\/a><\/p>\n

Errol \u201cThe Rocket\u201d Jones is a 65-year-old ultrarunner. This is his story of pain, perseverance and self-discovery on the Bay Area Ridge Trail.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For bikepacker and ultra-long-distance racer Lael Wilcox, taking on the Arizona Trail\u2014800+miles of desert singletrack\u2014is a challenge unlike any other, and it will test her to the core. This is one of a series of three short films featuring the stories of people connected to three trails: The Appalachian Trail, Arizona Trail and Bay Area […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":11449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,717],"tags":[733,25,725,651],"internal-tag":[1675],"class_list":["post-11444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cycle","category-video","tag-co-op-cinema","tag-cycle","tag-video","tag-women","post_format-post-format-video","internal-tag-pre-redirect-cycle"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/video\/rei-presents-fast-forward","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"REI Presents: Fast Forward","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/video\/rei-presents-fast-forward","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/video\/rei-presents-fast-forward"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/01\/Fastforward.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/01\/Fastforward.jpg?fit=%2C"},"articleSection":"Cycle","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Flandreau"}],"creator":["Michelle Flandreau"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["co-op cinema","cycle","video","women"],"dateCreated":"2017-02-28T19:08:09Z","datePublished":"2017-02-28T19:08:09Z","dateModified":"2025-11-21T05:13:23Z"},"rendered":"