Way to go Steph! With new trails you do what you can and improve from there. As spokewench said, there are times that I won't ride something I've ridden a million times, it all depends on the day.

One thing you might try that I do, is if there is a technical section I know I want to do, I stop and will try that section 3 times, if I can't do it by the 3rd I move on so I don't get frustrated, but now I've just practiced an additional 3 times (making changes each time).

Congrats on taking on the expert trail, it sounds like you're doing great!