Bike Line of Charlotte and Run for Your Life-University have teamed up to hold a duathlon next week to benefit the W.I.S.H. Program.

The April 30 event begins at 8 a.m. in the University City Research Park, at 10101 David Taylor Drive. The duathlon will include a 5K run followed by a 19K bike ride and will end with a 3K run. Racers can elect to participate alone or as a team.

The event costs $45 before April 29 and $55 the day of the race. Participants get a free T-shirt and meal. Registration is required.

Proceeds from the event will go to W.I.S.H. Program, a Charlotte-based nonprofit organization, working to eradicae homelessness in the Charlotte area.

After the event, racers are encouraged to hang around for the Green Goats & Gardens, an annual event celebrating ‘green’ innovations in the area. That event begins at 11 a.m. and will feature a kid parade, face painting, a bike rodeo, gardening exhibits and ecological education.

For more information on the duathlon or to register, visit www.Universitycityduathlon.com. For more information on the W.I.S.H. Program visit www.wishprogram.org. Find more information on the Green Goats & Garden event visit www.greengoatsandgardens.org.