Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te 26 o Mei 1928, i tiimata a Payne i te tawhiti marathon me te tuku i te wha o nga waahi i te Polytechnic Marathon (2:54:50.8). E ono wiki i muri mai i te 6 o Hurae 1928, i wikitoria ia i te whakataetae marathon a te Amateur Athletic Association i tana marathon tuarua anake. Ko tana mahinga o te 2: 34: 34 i whakaturia i runga i te akoranga Polytechnic Marathon he rekoata hou o Ingarangi. I te marama e whai ake nei, ka mutu a Payne i te tekau mā toru i te
marathon i te 1928 Summer Olympics i Amsterdam (2:42:29).