Canadian distance star Foster Malleck recaps his record-setting season

If Rookie cards were a thing in the sport of Track & Field, then Foster Malleck ’s would be one you’d kill to get your hands on. After a 6 year NCAA career at Boston University where it took right up until his final collegiate season to qualify for the national championships, the Kitchener Ontario native wasted no time making a splash in his first year as pro. Less than a week after his final race in the BU Kit, Malleck was back on the track in a different shade of red, this time representing Canada at the 2025 World Indoor Championships in Nanjing China. His first-ever appearance at a senior international championship would kick off a rookie year as a pro that has been, quite literally, one for the record books. Since Nanjing, Malleck has lowered his Personal bests at the 1500, Mile, 2000, and 3000m while breaking three Canadian records and becoming the second-fastest Canadian in the 1500m of all time. Add to that a NACAC Gold Medal last summer and trip to the World Championship semi-finals in Tokyo in September and it’s safe to say that jump to the big leagues was not a leap too far for the 24 year old. Now, a trip around the sun and countless laps around the track later, and Malleck returns to the World Indoor Championships this week in Poland no longer a fresh faced rookie but a battle-hardened vet ready to mix it up with the very best in the sport. Follow Foster @fostermalleck

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Canadian distance star Foster Malleck recaps his record-setting season is an episode from The Shakeout Podcast by David Stol.

This episode is 00:30:58 long.

This episode was published on Mar 19, 2026.

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