That's one of the Spring break weekends, so I wish you luck. Might be better to go on a bump-run.
Also, you should tell your boss that real MRs are all international, then get him to buy you one of the flights to PVG on DL.
Actually, if Lucky is around, you might want to find out where he's hopping to from TPA that weekend and build a MR in that direction trying to catch an interview. He'd be one of the people I'd want to interview if I was writing an article on Running. Plus, that'd be a great theme for your article, "Keeping up with a Runner"
Welcome to FT!
-SF