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Really your only options are:
1. Mileage Run (some first class fares get extra elite miles)
2. Buy The Miles – (SAF would cost you $500)
3. Alaska Credit Card Spend (but $10,000 would only get you 2K elite miles and you had to register for it ahead)
4. Hope for a promotion in the new year that will allow you to keep your previous status for flying x miles