The Amazing Race celebrated the start of its milestone season 25 by kicking off from Times Square in New York City earlier this morning.

The new teams for The Amazing Race season 25 are:

– Bethany Hamilton and Adam Dirks: Married Surfers from Princeville, Hawaii.
– Kym Perfetto and Alli Forsythe: Urban Bike Racers from Brooklyn, N.Y.
– Amy DeJong and Maya Warren: Food Scientists from Madison, Wisc.
– Lisa Thomson and Michelle Thomson: Realtor Sisters from Miami, Fla.
– Michael Ward and Scott Strazzullo: Firefighters from Boston, Mass.
– Brooke Adams and Robbie E. Strauss: Dating Pro Wrestlers from Houston, Texas and Woodbridge, N.J.
– Tim Tsao and Te Jay McGrath: College Sweethearts from Pasadena, Calif.
– Isabelle Du and Dennis Hour: Model and Accountant, respectively, from Tustin, Calif.
– Keith Tollefson and Whitney Duncan: Engaged Couple from Nashville, Tenn.
– Misti and Jim Raman: Married Dentists from Columbia, S.C.
– Shelley and Nici Porter: Mother/Daughter from Detroit, Mich.

Here’s our first look at The Amazing Race season 25 from the starting line in Times Square:

Each season The Amazing Race sends 11 teams in a race around the world. Each team has a pre-existing relationship such as parent/child, siblings, friends, or couples. Recently, The Amazing Race saw its first winning parent/child team in season 24 with David and Connor O’Leary.

Not only are the teams thrown into unfamiliar surroundings but they must also compete in challenges that test their minds and bodies. In order to find the next location of the race they must complete the tasks and try not to get in last place. Those that do find themselves at the end of the pack are eliminated at the finish line of each leg.

The first team to arrive at the final destination wins the ultimate prize of $1 million.

The Amazing Race season 25 will premiere in the fall and air on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS.

Will you be watching ‘The Amazing Race’ season 25?

Photo credit: CBS