The year I was 3rd from last was such a wake up call for me,
I had hardly visited the lakes when I ran that never mind ran or walked there. I tagged (pardon the pun) onto a woman who was just as knackered as me (one of moo's friends I later found out). Luckily between us we figured out the route. It was a foggy day and I would not have had a clue otherwise.
I then started to do some long runs and got used to map reading and got to the lakes more.
To be honest it was quite frightening especially when tired.