On June 21st, in St. Paul, Minnesota, we embarked on the 2025 Great Race. Follow us on our 9-day, 2300-mile journey as we make our way to the finish line in Lake Murray, South Carolina.

“Della, where are we?”

[click here to see the 2025 Race Route]

Saturday, June 21

Day 1: We ACED it!

St. Paul to Rochester, MN

Sunday, June 22

Day 2: We made it!

Rochester to Moline, IL

Monday, June 23

Day 3: We made it!

Arrived in Springfield, IL

Tuesday, June 24

Day 4: We made it!

Arrived in Owensboro KY

Wednesday, June 25

Day 5: We made it and got an ACE!

Arrived in Lexington KY

Thursday, June 26

Day 6: We made it!

Arrived in Charleston, WV

Friday, June 27

Day 7: We made it!

Arrived in Roanoke, VA

Saturday, June 28

Day 8: We made it!

Arrived in Mooresville, NC

Sunday, June 29

Day 9: We made it!

Arrived in Irmo SC and finished the 2025 Great Race!!

Wondering how we will get there?

We have no idea. We will follow the race directions which will include street names, turns and our time/speed, and that’s it.

No maps. No mobile phones.

Sample of rally navigation. There can be as many as 26-pages of these sorts of directions and it will be Della’s job to keep us on the right route.


[Click on images below to see more best of pictures from that year’s race]