OMFG, I'm a Runner

Well, 8 weeks into my training for the Lincoln Half Marathon and I just knocked out an 8-mile run (full loop around Lake Zorinsky here in Omaha) for my weekly long run. http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/7802342 Eight weeks ago, I couldn't run for more than 15 minutes. And now, I just ran for an hour and 20 minutes, non-stop (had to stop once to retie my shoes), at a solid 10-minute mile. I've been able to do my tempo runs during the week at 9:15 pace, but I slow it down (long slow distance) on my long runs. I never would have imagined I could have come this far in just 8 weeks. But I feel great, and ready to push for more. No major aches and pains. The Lincoln HM is still 7 weeks from today, so am just over halfway through my training. I'm not quite there yet, but I'm truly starting to believe that this goal of doing a HM will be reachable. More importantly, I'm having fun. I've gone from not being a runner, in that I didn't like it, couldn't do, to absolutely loving the idea of running, and find that if I don't get my runs in, I'm not happy. Weird. I'm now at 24.2, 24.2, and 26.0 miles for weekly mileage for the previous 3 weeks. OMFG, I'm a runner!