Then make that $0.04… not that I’ve been invited to pitch in…
@T1Allison, I’ve gotta say that learning to put a numerical value on the amount of effort I’ve put into a run has helped in a whole lot of ways. I know why you want to retire it, and I felt the same at certain points, but I’ve learned to give it the respect it deserves as part of my overall analysis. It really does belong. As my runs began to evolve a bit, I found that designation was also key in predicting my insulin needs over the hours to come. An RPE of 4 probably wouldn’t amount to much in terms of a need for basal change. An RPE of 7 is a heads up. It just an organized and consistent way to quantify effort, which can be a window to all kinds of information.
I know you like information, Allison. And you know I do. 
And nobody but nobody can take that away from us. 
Exercise is supposed to feel good and is supposed to be beneficial. I just want to tell you I think it’s cool you’re up and doing it. I hope you don’t get stuck in one place for long… or at least certainly not because of what it might do to your blood sugar… but if you’ve found something that feels good, then that’s beautiful. So we’re back on for our run someday. We’ll get @Trying to come along and slip her some sedatives so we can all be up for the same distance. And maybe drag along @Eric… if we don’t mind having to slow down so much.
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Allison, you’ve taken on a great project. I hope you let your body get on board and then get back to messing around a little. It’s an Eric-running/Allison-basal rate mashup. There’s nowhere else on the web this kind of stuff is available. 