Plus, March 5-14 isn't exactly a MR. That's a vacation. It's not a terrible fare to BKK, but a true MR means coming straight back. One overnight sometimes isn't so bad as long as you have a cheap enough hotel room so it doesn't compromise your cost per mile. I try and do pure runs if I can find it under 3.5 cpm (which is good from where I fly out of), but I do some mini vacations if I find something under around 4.5 cpm. If it's the make or break to get a certain level of status, the cheapest thing that gets me the right amount of miles left will do.

Chris