367. Garfield Griffiths on Cigars, Bacon, and His History of Race Directing!
Obstacle Running Adventures
English - January 15, 2024 23:23 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsRunning Sports Wilderness mud running adventures halfmarathon marathon mstefano mstefanorunning obstaclecourse obstaclerunningadventures obstacles Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We are very proud of the number of guests that we have had on the show over the years. A big name in the sport of obstacle course racing that we hadn't gotten around to yet was Garfield Griffiths though!
With the news of him no longer being a race director over at Spartan Race, effectively ending his 12 year old career of race directing for brands such as Battlefrog, Savage Race, OCRWC, and Spartan itself, we figured that it would be a good time to reach out and have him on!
We talk about the changes that he has seen in the sport over the years, lessons learned in race directing, favorite race venues, his love for cigars and bacon, and how his position in the company has changed.
We also discuss fun facts like him being the creator of Savage Race's "Wheel World" obstacle and what he wanted to call it, his history of spinning recorrds at the first ever Ultra EDM show, and how he started a Facebook group for dad jokes that now has 45 thousand members.
0:00 – 3:27 – Intro
3:27 – 4:58 – Quick News
4:58 – 5:37 – Content Preface
5:37 - 1:00:30 - Garfield Griffiths Interview
1:00:30 - End – Outro
Next episode will hopefully be an athlete who we have had an eye on for months!
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Related Episodes:
I Am A Spartan Podcast's Episode 154 with Garfield Griffiths!!
The OCRWC's Podcast's Season 3 / Episode 10 – Garfield Griffiths
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