Mint Hill nature center hosts annual Turkey Trot Fun Run

MINT HILL, N.C. — Some people eat food and watch football over the Thanksgiving holiday. Others run.

The Stevens Creek Nature Center in Mint Hill hosted a Turkey Trot Fun Run Saturday.

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Participants could walk or run two or four miles over different levels of nature trails.

The nature center set up the run as a way to get people up and moving after all that heavy Thanksgiving food.

“Our trails are fairly new, they are well maintained by our crew,” said Kristen Haas, a manager at the nature center. “Just getting people out when they may not want to because it’s chilly, but it’s a great way to get your body moving, blood pumping and get warm.”

The nature center has hosted a Turkey Trot every year since it opened six years ago.

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