I am trying to improve my time on a mile run.  I can't beat my daughter's time though.
Yes being 1,760 yards its a lot to manage physically.
My time is 7' 30", but my daughter's is 5' 26".  I don't know how to get faster.
I see, perhaps training about a month earlier.
How will training earlier help?
Building more endurance. Have you heard of John French?
No I haven't.  Who is he?
He was a field marshal in 1852.