Though during the planning of their journey they estimated that they might have to add up to 600 km to their course, they ended up running more than 1,000 km more than their initial projection as there were minefields along their planned route. Many countries on their route were in states of civil unrest, and they were prevented from moving forward at points by armed troops.
雖然規劃路線時，已按可能需繞路範圍追加 600 公里，但沒想到他們竟又比預期的多跑了近千公里，原因是在原定路線上碰到地雷區，加上沿途許多國家正處於內戰，遭武裝部隊驅趕、甚至跟監限制前進方向。