Lots of people do MRs for redeemable miles, and not for status miles.
In fact, by definition, a Mileage Run is for redeemable miles, while a Status Run is for EQM.
Ask yourself: Is it worth three days of my life to earn an award ticket that costs 45,000 miles? If so, fly it. If not, don't!
No sanity issues here. Simply a choice to make.