Godsall (57), the Sport Central co-ordinator, has given a local face to the work of Sport Otago in Central Otago and the interest has blossomed.
He is the first port of call for locals wanting help, advice or coaching. But he still has time to compete in adventure races himself.
However, he was slowed down for a short time when he had a hip replacement 12 months ago.
Godsall is used to getting pleas for help from people who want local events to continue.
There was a boom in multisport, adventure and long-distance races when entrepreneurs came in to make a quick buck.
But when the recession arrived and the profits dwindled they quickly pulled out.
By then they had given Central Otago people a taste for adventure events.
Godsall was asked to help and a large chunk of his time is used in helping volunteers stage these events.
Godsall was one of New Zealand's top multisport athletes and was in three winning Southern Traverse teams before he joined Sport Otago.
He has competed in 11 Southern Traverse multisport competitions, three Eco Challenges and in the Discovery Channel world championships.
He grew up in Kurow and moved to Cromwell with his wife, Irene, to work as a drilling manager on the Clyde dam.
Godsall's athletics adventures started while his wife was on holiday about 26 years ago.
In her absence, Godsall decided to train and run a marathon.
Fifty marathons later and a little sick of just pounding the pavement, Godsall started entering multisport events.
He was a nationally ranked marathon runner with a best time of 2hr 25min 4sec in Invercargill. He also ran another 2hr 25min marathon in Christchurch. Godsall ran 100 half-marathons and had a best time of 1hr 7min 6sec.
He went into adventure racing with the same enthusiasm and completed 13 Coast to Coast events.
He was in the top 10 in the one-day event twice and won the veterans' section twice. His best time was 11hr 50min.
Godsall keeps himself fit by training on his road bike, mountain bike and kayak.
