Harry William Payne was a British long-distance runner who competed in the marathon at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and was a two-time national champion. He was born in Bedfordshire. Harry Payne (United Kingdom) set the men's marathon world record of 2:30:57.6 in AAA Championships, London, England on July 5, 1929. It stood 5.7 years, until Sohn Kee-chung's 2:26:14 on March 21, 1935. Wiki link