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If the intention was to slow the kicking team down albeit only a tiny bit, here's how they should have worded it:
"No player of K may be in motion continuously forward throughout any interval that that begins with him more than 5 yards behind his restraining line and ends when he enters the neutral zone, unless he makes the kick."
That would allow players to mill around more than 5 yards back, and they could even start their run forward from back there provided they stop forward motion before entering the neutral zone. For instance, they could run on an S path that's flat at some point within 5 yds. their side of the NZ, or they could stop in that area before starting again, or they could simply fail to enter the NZ.
The only problem with that wording would be some fluke where play during the down has players of K running back toward their own end line and then forward again. So, final wording:
"No player of K may be in motion continuously forward throughout any interval that that begins before the kick with him more than 5 yards behind his restraining line and ends when he enters the neutral zone, unless he makes the kick."
Just thought I'd leave both versions in there to show the thought process.
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