@Alecto
I can't really say if your path info is correct or not, but I know they dramatically shortened a lot of the roads and distances some years ago. I can't remember for sure, but I want to say they cut the run from kal to pal by half (among other changes in other area's).
Also, if someone is trying to run from sol to kal, without bothering to figure out about mounts, boats, fly items (or get a fly from a caster), then they deserve to be sitting on the road forever. There are so many recup rooms around that, at most, it should take 2-3 tic (with a normal mount) to get from sol to kal. There are at least 3 recup rooms on the road between sol and kal, and each will easily let you regain enough v to get to the next one (or a bit further).
That is exactly why I dislike fly pots everywhere, It simplifies the game and requires players, especially new players, to think less about the fundamentals of the game, and instead just gloss over them.
But, again, maybe I'm just being nostalgic and the things I have mentioned are just an annoyance factor that should be done away with. All I know is that I enjoy challenging and complex games, and I hate it when a game I love starts to shift away from those things.