KEANU Padula is going the distance to raise money for pancreatic cancer research and to spread awareness of the deadly disease.

Over the course of a month, the Mildura man is running the 403 kilometres between Mildura and Bendigo along Mildura's riverfront.

The 22-year-old said the gargantuan run was in honour of his aunty, who died at the age of 45 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer la...