I will be attending my dream school in the fall, a good New England liberal arts University. They are DIII. I love running and have been a varsity xc runner in high school all four years. I was pretty good as a freshman but my prs have stalled. 5-flat in the mile since I was 14; 17:15 for 5k since I was 16. The coach at my new college and the team has reached out to me and encouraged me to run, but I am a bit uncertain. We must run three seasons. My only hope of making much of an impact will be in cross country, and I am a bit worried about having enough time to be a good student if I run three seasons. Would appreciate any constructive comments on how to approach the decision about running in this situation.