Thanks!
Time to get real in terms of "simulation" workouts and planning for each like you would an event ride. Get the pacing strategies down. I busted my last 10mi workout, went out too hard guessing on using more in the first outbound halve due to the headwind outbound. Then had nothing for inbound (false flat back, but with tailwind). Ended up with a dead even out/in split when it should have been probably 2mph faster on the inbound.
I'm about to lose my marbles waiting on tires from PBK.
I'm going to contact a few higher category guys I do TT sim rides with and see if someone wants to carpool to do a recon ride sometime soon. No worries since they're in the faster category.