Thanks for the advice... I do need to travel by Thursday per the rule of the 1K challenge...
I did find LAX-MEX for $280... I could do the one way thing, but figured if I am going to spend the time, I might as well try to get as many miles as I can for a relatively low cost. I even have $400 in vouchers I can use...
Plus, I can book LAX-MEX for any day this week and get 3106 eqm miles. Figure that will also help in making 1K for this year.