Thure Johansson was a Swedish long-distance runner who is credited by the International Association of Athletics Federations for setting a world's best of 2:40:34 in the marathon on August 31, 1909. Johansson's record was reportedly set on a 368-meter indoor track at the Idrottsparken Velodrome Marathon in Stockholm, Sweden. Thure Johansson (Sweden) set the men's marathon world record of 2:40:34.2 in Stockholm, Sweden on August 31, 1909. It stood 3.7 years, until Harry Green's 2:38:16.2 on May 12, 1913. Wiki link