Run With Billy!

Run with us to support a healthy tomorrow for Native American Youth!

In Lakota culture, someone who achieves great success has a “give away” to thank their community of support. As part of his “give away”, Billy helped found Running Strong for American Indian Youth^®. Today, Native American children, families, and the communities they live in benefit from Billy’s dream. To celebrate Billy’s victory 56 years ago, we have created a virtual race so everyone can Run With Billy!

Walk, run, or race as an individual or with your friends and family from August 1 to August 9 to support a healthy tomorrow by registering for the Run With Billy Race! Your contribution of $28.24 (Billy’s winning race time) will be recognized with an autographed bib from Billy which was designed by Pat Mills.

Race Day

Submit your individual or group race photos to Hanna@IndianYouth.org to be featured in our photo gallery beginning August 1!

"This bib is special to Billy and me. Because of the support from many people around the world, I wanted to depict some images from Billy's life. I call this piece ERA. A simple definition of ERA is A) a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned or B) a memorable date, especially one that begins a new period in the history of a person. This piece represents a journey and it will make its own journey around the world. I am honored to have ERA featured on the race bib. From Billy and me, thank you for continuing to support our programs throughout Indian Country!"