Tuhia he toenga mō tēnei wāhanga - I ngā hākinakina Orimipia o te Raumati 2008 i Beijing, i tohu a McGrath mō tana kapa tuarua o Kanata, hei kaumātua 32 tau, i roto i te whakataetae whakawhiti whenua tāne
Ka whiwhi ia i tētahi o ngā tūru e toru e wātea ana i te motu mai i te Canadian Cycling Association me te Union Cycliste Internationale, i runga i tana mahi pai i te raupapa o te Ipu o te Ao, o te Ipu o te Ao, me te Mountain Biking World Series. Kaore i taea e McGrath te taurite i te mahinga whetu mai i Athens, i te mea i pangia e ia he taera, katahi ka eke ia ki te whitiki i te rohe hangarau kia taea ai te whakakapi i te taera pakaru. I te kitenga o tana wira hou he rerenga puhoi i te waahi kua tohua, ka whakatau a McGrath ki te whakamutu i tana haerenga me te toru noa iho o nga porowhita ka mutu i te wha tekau ma wha o nga waahi.