Quote Originally Posted by sashadieken View Post
Now I'm feeling very encouraged to give this a try. Do people ever ride that far on the flats and call it a century? Why can't I live in Kansas?

Does it have to be done in a group? I'm thinking if I just rode around until I hit 100 miles that would suit me. I don't know if we even have 100 miles of road around here, especially paved flat stretches but it would be possible to ride the same 5 mile piece 20 times

Is one "allowed" to rest, like take a break?

Right now I figure it would take me 15 hours! That's all the daylight we have, too.
Flat riding can be very boring, and difficult if it's windy. Hills help to break up the wind and the boredom. On my tour in Neb. the flat 40 mile day was harder than the 70 mile hilly day because of the crosswinds and boring terrain.