Originally Posted by
rdtompki
Over the last 4-5 months I've only been able to do about 300 miles/month with only 3 rides longer than 60 miles; most of my long rides are 45 miles or so. Typical long ride might have 50'/mile climbing.
Another "yes" to your list.
Try adding an imperial century once a month to your collection of rides (
see the Century-A-Month challenge in the Long Distance forum for motivation). Once you start doing 160 km regularly once a month, 100 km doesn't seem that bad.