Here is a closer look at why Zhyk was the orienteer of the decade. Simply put, his best was really the best. It is sort of sad that his peak happened to be when I was away or convalescing. If I had been competing it is possible, even likely, that he wouldn't have scored quite as high. And, conversely, some of my better years were when he wasn't around.
| Year | McGrath | Zhyk |
2000 | 103.35 | | 2001 | 89.03 | 97.49 | 2002 | | 105.74 | 2003 | 88.56 | 104.58 | 2004 | 94.32 | 106.13 | 2005 | 99.44 | | 2006 | 100.26 | | 2007 | 101.37 | 93.19 | 2008 | 95.26 | 100.14 | 2009 | 99.99 | 99.47 | Average | 96.84 | 100.96 |
