I think it applies to this forum.... go for the miles? Or don't go for the miles? To mileage run or to not.

Could book a J award + economy award back to arrive rested with few dollars spent.

I'd probably pay the economy fare, snag all those miles, and try to arrive a day early to prep/rest. Tough to pass up grabbing ~40k redeemable miles plus getting 40% of the way to PLT qualifying next year. Who knows, maybe you'll have a shot at ExPlat next year with this EQM boost, eh?

Example:
http://goo.gl/flights/jI18

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