Same here. Although when I reach 4 stars status mid-summer I’ll try for PRs and a top listing by age group on some local climb segments.
(I got your PM so you know how I got started on Xert. If you haven’t seen my newbie onboarding topic click here.)
By experimenting I mean try out the various options between XFAI (Forecast AI) to XATA (Adaptive Training Advisor). You can switch back and forth to see what each does.
In your case I’d start with XATA in Continuous mode, select an Improvement Rate that will raise TL over time at a rate you can sustain, and set Focus Type to Climber or GC Specialist.
You’ll be suggested a variety of workouts around that focus point on HIT days when calculated form is blue/fresh (or green/v.fresh) and endurance level workouts when form is yellow/tired or rest/recovery if HIT pushes you into red/v.tired form or yellow/tired for several days.
When you’ve maxed your weekly hours, you can switch IR to Maintenance or Taper to take a week or two break then try another program such as change Focus Type or try an XFAI Goal.
As you make your daily selections consider liking workouts you prefer to do and dislike any you hate (for now). Since you are not competing there is no need to kill yourself with workouts you don’t like to do. 
The idea being to stay motivated and consistent in your training because you enjoy it. That’s my theory anyway. Some like the challenge of VO2max and straight blocks of SS. I avoid blocks of SS but understand why VO2max is a necessity for improvement. For those days I do best with Tabata-style efforts (30/15 sets or similar) or the hard start curvilinear intervals Xert offers that are designed to push you into VO2max territory then taper while you hold it there.
BTW Focus Type is Xert’s equivalent of training by zone – Choosing your Athlete Type – Xert