Barakus spews:
"Who cares. Hes now a pro track athlete who ran 3.40. Thats basically what random dudes in Scandinavia runs at regularly."
BS: the Finnish national record is 3:36 set in 1972! Sweeden is a tad slower and Norway is an amazing 3:35. It's safe to say, there are not tons of random Scandinavian dudes running 3:40 regularly.
"Why are you so obsessed with an average runner? Hes one of thousands to win a meet like that."
Average, by definition, means half of runners are faster and half are slower. I'm pretty sure this does not apply to 3:40. There are not 1000's of people running these times. In fact, it's even safer to say there are only a few poster on Lets run who have EVER run that fast. Jim Spivey has posted here a few times. I think Malmo's best was about 3:40 something.
3:40 may not be an elite time right now, but it is hardly average, and it sure seemed like he had a lot more in the tank than that. He was smooth and relaxed the whole way (of course, he always looks like that). It's a promising start considering the troubles he has had the last 3 years.
The real question is why do you seemed so obsessed knocking down people rooting for a talented young runner.