Good luck from the Munchies
11th November 2008
The Never Give Up Challenge will be one of the toughest things you will ever do.
Our challenge is coming to a close, but yours is just beginning, a true test of physical and mental endurance that will push you to your limit. So if you’re up for it, enter the Powerade Alpine Marathon Challenge, an epic journey of pain and exhilaration in The Swiss Alps.
Thanks to Powerade, we learned more about ourselves this year than in any other. It was an experience that none of us will ever forget.
So what are…
‘We are all more that just team-mates, we’re best friends. When we take to the field we fight for each other and not just the team. Munterconnaught is a true reflection of what the GAA stands for - friendship, togetherness and community spirit.’
Eleven months ago, John McCabe penned these words as part of Munterconnaught’s application to be the Powerade Team for 2008.
There were close to 200 clubs competing for the same prize, but we are reliably informed that the sentiments expressed by John above hugely impressed the judges and they were a big reason…
Nobody said it would be easy. Not our managers, not ourselves, not even Powerade. On Sunday we found out just how right we all were.
Sometimes in sport you just have to accept your lot and admit that you were beaten by a better team. That’s what happened against the championship favourites Drung at the weekend. They were just too good for us on the day.
I can’t put it in more simple or honest terms than that. I’m not going to sit here and write about how unlucky we were, or how it was our…
Players of any team sport will know that your body is a cocktail of nerves, tension and excitement in the days leading up to an important match. I don’t know what I’m feeling at the moment - it’s probably a mixture of all three.
I do know that I can’t wait for this game. Our first-round tie with Kildallon was a big test, but the boys we play on Sunday in the quarter-final and the next stage of our Powerade Challenge, Drung, are the favourites for the Junior championship and few will be expecting us to beat them.…
