I am going to be 1500 miles shy of medallion this year. I would upgrade my Amex to a platinum card to get the bonus MQMs involved, but it takes 2 months for those miles to hit my account (does me no good for this year). I had a couple of last minute trips this year that put me close to medallion that I didn't know about in time to upgrade the Amex card. Short of making a mileage run (don't have the time), are there any other ways of earning the required MQMs I need?