The event's organizers took into consideration the dangers presented by the Gobi's high altitude of 4,000 m and its constantly changing weather, and therefore only invited the world's top 100 runners to participate.
主辦單位考量戈壁海拔 4,000 公尺的高地氣候和多變環境，困難度及危險性相當高，因此首辦只讓世界前 100 名菁英參賽。