1984: It was a cold and stormy day, and Steve Jones — a corporal in the Royal Air Force who had never completed a marathon — not only won but broke the world record by eight seconds. "I had no idea what kind of pace I was running and no idea how fast they were running," he said. "I got to 241/2 (miles) and 25 and the press truck left to go to the finish line. A writer from London shouted that if I kept it under five-minute pace, I had a chance for the record. I was confused and thought he meant a course record!"