Willis will be the special guest at the opening day of the Athletics Otago season at the Caledonian on Saturday, October 11.
The exciting middle-distance runner is touring New Zealand just weeks after his stunning effort in Beijing, where he won New Zealand's first 1500m Olympic medal in 32 years with a 3min 34.16sec run for bronze.
Willis would start races, hand out posters promoting running and generally mingle with Otago athletes, spokesman Mike Weddell said yesterday.
"Nick's going all over the country, but the 11th ties in so well for us because it's the opening day," Weddell said.
Willis, who won gold in the 1500m at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne two years ago, has breathed life back into New Zealand's great middle-distance tradition.
His form is still hot, with his latest effort victory in the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York, beating two-time world champion Bernard Lagat.
