Saturday brought unseasonably warm temperatures to New England and the beautiful 62 degree temperatures were the perfect calling to run a 10K around town. However, all good things must come to an end so Sunday kicked us runners on the South Shore of Massachusetts right where it counts as Sunday graced the area with ice, snow and frigid temperatures. What. The. Heck.

Despite the snow and icy temperatures a road race was on the books so it was off to Weymouth for the Barrel House Z Pre-Game 5K. Held at the Barrel House Z brewery, the 5K is held annually on Super Bowl Sunday and takes runners on a 5K jaunt through a surrounding neighborhood near the brewery.

The course has a nice hill mixed in right around the one mile marker and then in the final mile there is another sharp incline making your way back into the finish line. The course was in rather decent shape despite the bad weather and only a few spots were icy while potholes added a nice New England feel to the race as you dodged the snow covered craters.

Post-race runners were able to enjoy one free beer from Barrel House Z as part of the registration fee and could purchase extra offerings and/or enjoy some food from a local food truck and a separate empanada vendor, as well. Not a bad way to kickoff Super Sunday for those looking for a true pre-game experience!

Even with a bit of slush, ice and snow I ran a pretty solid race and finished the race with a time of 25:03, good for 8:04/miles.