" I would say that there is no unique correct way to punctuate this, but I think I prefer the above way to the original.
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MIGIsn't it better to say "improve my record" ?"better" is correct and arguably describes the act of surpassing a previous record slightly more precisely than "improve". See verb sense 25 at http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/better :