KHC 153 - Eli Wehbe

Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective

Cameron Hanes

Health & Fitness, Sports

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Eli Wehbe - ultra-endurance runner and former Hollywood nightlife entrepreneur. After leaving the club scene, he transformed his life through fitness, completing the Cocodona 250-mile race in 2025 (30th overall) and training for the Arizona Monster 300. He shares his journey of resilience, discipline, and self-discovery via Instagram (@eliwehbe) and his memoir Mask. Join us for a conversation about ultra running, recovering from being at rock bottom, social media strategy in running, and more! Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Follow Eli: https://www.instagram.com/eliwehbe/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 From Nightclubs to Running an Ultra Marathon with David Goggins 00:05:53 Moab 240: The Will to Keep Pushing 00:07:57 The Love of Ultra Running & Being a “Run-Fluencer” 00:10:41 Connections with Celebrities from the Nightclub 00:12:55 Los Angeles “Dreams” & Sobriety 00:17:16 Andy Glaze, Social Media Fame: A Passion Project 00:25:21 Having a “Look” to Stand Out: The IT Factor 00:28:17 Upcoming Runners, Eli’s Dad, and David Goggins 00:36:20 Rock Bottom for Eli Wehbe 00:48:18 You Can Fight Your Way out of Rock Bottom 00:51:02 Eli’s First 100 Mile, Running on a Broken Toe, & Cocodona 00:57:42 Eli’s Training Regimine 01:02:09 From Vegan to Eating Meat 01:03:22 Lift. Run. Shoot., Messages on Social Media, and Podcasts 01:08:45 Starting a Run Club & Future Goals 01:12:20 Impacting Others to Live a Better Life 01:14:16 Believing in a Higher Power 01:17:09 Eli’s Old Misconceptions About Hunting 01:18:53 Eli’s Connection with Andy Frisella 01:22:13 Expensive Cars & Designer Clothes 01:28:50 Eli’s Connection with Bradley Martyn 01:31:21 Final Thoughts Thank you to our sponsors: LMNT: Visit https://drinklmnt.com/cam for a free sample pack with any purchase Sig Sauer: https://www.sigsauer.com/ use code CAM10 for 10% off optics MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off and Free Shipping Hoyt: http://bit.ly/3Zdamyv use code CAM for 10% off Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% your first order Grizzly Coolers: https://www.grizzlycoolers.com/ use code KEEPHAMMERING for 20% off

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0:00.0	Every step I take, I move my truth.
0:02.5	Every time they tell me stop I use.
0:04.2	Every comment hate that makes my feel, gather up my energy and boom.
0:07.7	I had them talking, saying the way that I move it's so reckless.
0:10.5	That is a part of my mind I've been blessed with, giving my blood so I am relentless.
0:15.7	This is a Keep Hammering Collective with Eli Weeby.
0:18.6	What's up?
0:19.6	What's up, dude?
0:20.5	Did I say it right?
0:21.4	You did.
0:22.0	Okay.
0:22.9	We made it happen. I'm here. I cannot. Okay. So I was telling somebody earlier, you are a hustler. Did you know that? Yeah, I like to grind. Yeah. No, but it's like, hey, we talk about, hey, you should come on the podcast. you're like, I'll be there in five minutes.
0:37.7	I mean, you are here.
0:39.1	And I love it because that's me.
0:41.0	It's like, I'll be there in five minutes.
0:37.8	Correct.
0:38.0	I mean, you are here.
0:39.0	Yeah.
0:39.2	And I love it because that's me.
0:41.3	It's like, don't just, I don't want to talk about shit. Let's just get it done. Let's do it. Yeah. But, uh, Eli, dude, it's, uh, you know, I've been following you. you're uh i don't know do you live in la i mean yeah i do like yeah yeah yeah the la guy uh might be the only
0:56.1	la guy doing like these crazy ultras. I don't really think there's, there might be some guys in there, but I feel like I'm like the more notable guy doing it. Yeah, definitely. I mean, but you got the look. You got, I mean, the big personality. How did you get in Ultras? Man, I got into running like in 2018. I was like running a nightclub at that time and kind of got into running to clear my head. And I loved it. And I was just like, man, I feel like alive doing this stuff. And I felt like so disconnected from that world. And I was enjoying it more than what I was doing but that was my bread and butter so I was like I'm never going
1:31.1	to make career out of this stuff and then um went through a rock bottom situation got accused
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