I agree with Compo. It's one thing if you love a particular race and would've done it regardless, but the idea of entering a race just because it's a champs race seems odd to me. The chances are you won't be anwhere near the front runners at the start, middle or end. All you'll know is that you finished 500th in a champs race one day.

I bet a lot of people are relieved when they hear that their favourite races aren't champs races!

That said, I'm considering entering the Race to Enter next year.