That is pretty quick (16 weeks). If you are following a plan then you should be fine. I thought you were running 8 miles at one time. I was just trying to help.
I am trying a plan from some researchers from Hawaii. It is nice because you only run 3 days a week. There is a lot more at race pace or below than other plans. The one catch is you have to be able to run ten miles at the start of training. I got it out of runner’s world.
Keep us updated.
Matt