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The Manawatu Triathlon Club was the regional runner up in the 'Sports and Leisure' category at the Trust Power Community Awards 2011.

Juniors from the Manawatu Triathlon Club enjoyed a successful weekend of racing at the National Schools Duathlon Championships in Taupo on Sunday, 14th August, 2011. Despite gale force winds, sleet and bitterly cold temperatures, not to mention strong competition across all age groups, the 8 Juniors competing brought home 4 medals between them.

The inaugural Grassroots Sports Awards were held by Sport Manawatu on Friday October 9 at the Palmerston North Convention Centre. The awards encompassed the Sports Clubs of the Year Awards and the Volunteer Coach of the Year Awards and it is the first time that these awards functions have been combined.

What a night our club had on Friday night at the Property Brokers Sports Club of the Year 2010 Awards.

We received an Excellence Award (which is Sports Club of the Year) in the Event Management Category and additional Merit awards in three categories: Player Development, Marketing Management and Community Management.

The Contact National Duathlon Championships were held today in Fielding with age group titles on the line in open and school categories.

The weather was perfect with no wind, slightly overcast skies and temperatures in the high teens greeting the 380 competitors.

Racing was focused in and around Fielding High School with three distance categories on offer from sprint to short to standard culminating in the National Standard Duathlon championship, a race that also carried Oceania Championship status for the elite competitors.