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My experience recently of riding with newcomers, say less than a year of road riding under the belt is very different to what I'm reading here.
I would say that most of them over do it and suffer after two hours, and they generally become slower with every climb. Though I know they are all capable of riding fair old distances , if they'd keep the pace and heads in check. For example one of them was clocking up 17.5MPH into a headwind ( i'm assuming that it was correct as I was peering over at his kerputer whilst riding along side him) then about three miles into this wind he started to fade big time. I know he could have gone further doing a little less.
I also think that nudging 18MPH for a 100 first go might be, well pushing it.
Going back to what I said earlier, I think keeping up might be your downfall.
Also your butt, back and neck might have something to say about this. 5 miles to a ton!
just ride bikes a lot, up n down, far and wide. 100 miler is hard though. just get the miles in yer legs. am planning one myself.
The only 100 miler I've ridden was after little training: rode 10 miles each day before work ( I could walk to work) and the just did it. 100 hilly miles on a singlespeed. Not that far really