Chase The Hare

25/08/2026

🚴 The Crash That Changed My Summer

A few weeks ago, I travelled to Devon expecting a day of adventure.

High winds meant the SUP stage was cancelled, turning SUP–Bike–Run into Bike–Run.

I never made it to the run.

During the bike leg, a vehicle passed me extremely closely — close enough that I still can't be certain whether there was contact. Immediately afterwards, my front wheel hit a pothole and, within seconds, I was off the bike and on the ground.

At the time, I thought I'd badly injured my shoulder.

Mum and my brother drove down to Devon to collect me and we headed home. It was only when Mum decided something really wasn't right and took me to A&E that we discovered the full extent of the injuries:

🫁 A collapsed right lung
🩻 A comminuted fracture of my right scapula
🦴 A fractured fourth rib
🏥 A chest drain and four nights in hospital

What followed has been a very different kind of endurance challenge.

I've finally written the whole story — including the original X-rays and CT scans, the chest drain, those first few weeks at home, getting back on the bike and, most recently, starting physiotherapy to rebuild the strength and control around my shoulder.

It's probably the most personal article I've written on Chase the Hare.

The Crash That Changed My Summer 👇

https://chasethehare.com/articles/2026/the-crash-that-changed-my-summer/

Sometimes the biggest achievements aren't PBs, medals or finish lines.

Sometimes they're simply taking a deep breath, going for a walk and appreciating all the ordinary things you normally never think twice about. ❤️

How one cycling accident in Devon changed my perspective on recovery, resilience and life. It's memorable, personal and makes people want to click.

01/08/2026

Three weeks ago, if you’d told me I’d be writing and releasing music, I’d have laughed.

After my cycling accident, life came to a sudden stop. For the first time in a long while, I had time to sit still, reflect, and process everything that had happened.

Somewhere along the way I started writing.

At first it was just a way to get thoughts out of my head. Before long, those thoughts became songs about recovery, hearing loss, resilience, mental health and all the things we often keep to ourselves.

That eventually became two EPs.

🎸 The Stories We Don’t Tell
Modern country songs with an acoustic, storytelling feel.

🎧 The Stories We Don’t Tell: Reimagined
The very same songs and lyrics, but reworked into uplifting electronic tracks with a completely different energy.

I don’t really think of them as albums. They’re simply a collection of thoughts and experiences that were easier to write down than say out loud. If one of the songs makes someone feel a little less alone, then they’ve done exactly what I hoped they would.

I also wrote a blog explaining why I released two versions of the same songs and the story behind each one.

📝 Read more:
https://chasethehare.com/articles/2026/one-story-two-eps-your-choice/

🎸 Country version:
https://suno.com/playlist/e202c4d6-da05-4e72-a73a-22b02241072c

🎧 Electronic version:
https://suno.com/playlist/a8457b96-c39c-44d2-8519-dc576f4a2327

Over the next few days I’ll also share a bit more about the accident, the recovery, and how something I never expected ended up becoming a creative outlet I genuinely enjoy.

Same stories. Different sound. Your choice.

14/06/2026

14th June — World Acoustic Neuroma Day

A date I never expected would become important to me.

In December 2023, after noticing changes with my hearing, an MRI found a right-sided Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma).

A 19mm tumour growing on the nerve responsible for hearing and balance.

Thankfully mine is currently being monitored through Watch & Wait, with regular MRI scans.

The hardest thing to explain is that from the outside nothing looks different.

But every day there are reminders:

* the hearing I’ve lost 👂
* the tinnitus that never switches off 🔊
* the uncertainty that comes with each scan 🧠

However, something I’ve learned is that a diagnosis does not define what you can do.

Since diagnosis I’ve kept pushing forward:

🌊 Paddleboarding
🚴 Cycling
🏃 Running
🏅 Challenges and adventures

Not because I’m ignoring it — but because I’m choosing to keep living alongside it.

A brain tumour became part of my story, but it didn’t become my whole story.

To everyone living with an acoustic neuroma: you are not alone 💙

Different journey. Same determination.

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