Read the following paragraph and answer the question. Give ONLY the answer, no other words or explanation.

For example:

Answer: <most likely answer, as short as possible>.

Paragraph: The final results of the corporate cup run were posted online today . Chris finished in 58 minutes , 32 seconds and I finished in 47 minutes . ( Our previous times from 1999 were 1:01 for Chris and 55 for me ) .

Question: Why was Chris happy with the final result ?
Chris had improved his time .
Chris improved his time by over 4 minutes compared to 1999.