Billy Mills is Running Strong’s National Spokesperson. He is an Olympic Gold Medalist and Oglala Lakota (Sioux) from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Billy Mills travels throughout the country speaking to American Indian children and their families. His goal is to inspire youth and encourage dignity, character, and pride through their American Indian heritage.

Highlights from 2008:

• Billy Mills participated in the 17th Annual Billy Mills 5K/10K Fun Run in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.

• Billy Mills attended the Running Strong for Wichita Youth Fun Run/Walk and Powwow for Mental Health Week in Wichita, Kansas.

• Billy Mills participated in an "On Native Ground - Where Art Speaks!" interview in Rocklin, California.

• Billy Mills took part in the Tohono O'odham Nation's Native American Knowlege Bowl in Sells, Arizona.

• Billy Mills met with members of the Lodi High School Track Team in Sacramento, California.

• Billy Mills attended the Native Fantasy League Celebrity Gala, benefiting UNITY, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

• Billy Mills attended the Willie Davenport Olympian Track and Field Clinic in Union City, California.

• Billy Mills participated in a student documentary at La Habra High School in La Habra, California. 

• Billy Mills hosted a group from the United Auburn Indian Community School in Auburn, California.

• Billy Mills attended the Earl Le Gette 50th Anniversary Kick Off at Earl Le Gette Elementary School in Fair Oaks, CA. 
 
I recently met Billy Mills when he came down to Oklahoma...I would love to thank him for his words. It was the best thing I could have heard.
-Anissa Angelosante, Oklahoma State University student and runner