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There are those of us who run to eat. After all, topping off a three-course dinner with molten chocolate cake doesn't induce so much guilt when you think back to the five miles that you jogged that morning. But one Dallas woman is running so others can eat.

Martina Crevecoeur has been running for three years, and in that time she's completed a number of marathons, including Boston's. So when she began training for a half marathon this year, she was looking for some extra motivation.

But instead of goading herself on with self-made promises of a splurge after she crossed the finish line (a decadent meal at her favorite bistro, say), she decided that her reward would be helping others instead. From now until the race on November 7, Crevecoeur is donating 50 cents for every mile she runs to the North Texas Food Bank, and she's challenging others to do the same.

In an investigation done by the Dallas Morning News (DMN), it was discovered that the USDA does not always enforce its organic standards, or at least, they have taken no action against people who violate the standards except to ask a few products to remove the label. There have been no fines or legal action taken against scofflaws, which ultimately hurts the many organic farmers who passionately support their choice to produce organic goods and often go far above and beyond the industry standards.

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