On Sunday as he made it three Bathurst Wallabies Triathlon Club long course victories from as many rounds this season, North pushed himself hard all the way to the finish line.

It was not just that he was keen to clock a good time for the 300 metres swim, 16 kilometre cycle, 2.5km run course – recording a 49 minutes, 46 seconds effort – but that he knows his rivals are working hard too.

So far this season he has been tested by the likes of experienced triathlete Luke Gillmer, talented junior Mitch Nelson and newcomer Jack Reen.

“You can never ease up, you are always pushing 110 percent the whole way. In the swim you normally have guys like Mitch right on your feet and on the bike, I guess Gillmer and a few of the others weren’t here today, but you’ve got Jack Reen who can run,” North said.

“He can run like the wind, so you have to try and put as much time into him on the bike as you can. He’s still young and he’s going to develop into a very good athlete, so right now I’m happy to hang on over him.”

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Lining up a week after finding success at Forbes, North was quick to establish a lead.

He was near on two minutes faster than his closest male rival out of the pool with a 5:30 split, powered through his cycle leg in 23:16, then finished with a 20:08 run.

That gave him the nod ahead of Reen (54:51) and Steve Jackson (56:18).

“At the moment I’m just running on fumes, I’ve got an awesome base but I’m just ticking it over. I haven’t really done anything this week, I suffered badly at Forbes from blisters so I had the week off, but I turned out feeling fresh which helped,” North said.

“With a short race, you can kind of push yourself and hurt. You can get through it.

“The first two you were looking to put a vest on for the ride, but even from the get-go today it was hot. Everyone was in the same boat, but it was certainly a warm one.”

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The continuation of North’s good form was just one of the highlights of a bumper day of racing which saw close to 150 competitors across the seniors and juniors.

In the women's short course event the numbers were so strong that they were set off in their own wave, filling both sides of the pool.

Kirsten Howard conceded just under two minutes to Zoe Peters in the 300 metres swim leg, but her form on the bike saw her take the lead.

She clocked a 24:53 split for the 16km cycle and was the fastest female through the 2.5km run (11:50) to claim the honours. Renee Covington (51:12) claimed second while Stacey Jones (51:38) placed third.

In the men’s short course race, Mark Windsor (38:15) made it three-from-three for the Bathurst season as he held off Tom Hanrahan (42:05) and Mitch Nelson (46.11). Will Kelly (47:41) was a solid fourth.