Turlock resident Karin Weller has endured and understands the hardships of domestic abuse, but it wasn’t until discovering her passion of cycling that she was truly able to give back to those who have suffered as well. Weller, along with her racing partner Jim Pyatt of Modesto, make up Team Eland and will be participating in the Race Across the West, an 850-mile, 60-hour race that starts in Oceanside, California and concludes in Durango, Colorado. Team Eland, named after the quick and sturdy African antelope, hopes to win RAW while also raising at least $20,000 for the Freedom Woman’s Home serving Stanislaus County.