Here's the situation: I graduated in 2004 from a small, well-respected private college. I have already asked two professors I did research with to fill out LORs, and they agreed. I'm having trouble thinking of my third writer! Of my other science professors at the college, I don't know any very well. I've recently been taking Physics at my local community college, and although I have never done research with the prof, I have been in her course for about 9 months, so she knows me, and I am fresh in her mind.
Finally here's the question: Would it be better for my application to...
a) have a recommendation from a community college professor who has known me since Sept/05 solely through coursework (class only had 15-20 students, and I talked a lot). BTW, she is originally from Bulgaria, so I'm not sure about her command of English in essay-writing. OR
b) have my college track and cross-country write a reference, as a character reference. I ran all four years, he probably knows me better than any adult aside from my parents, but not through any school work, just long, hard workouts and surviving injuries (determination, etc could be mentioned).
Please let me know what you think!!!