The "couch to 5k" and other programs that used to be with coolrunning.com are now at www.kickrunners.com, which also has a much better forum. Most of the coolrunning people moved over to kickrunners.

You might also try Evolution Running. It's very close to Chi Running but you might like the way it's explained better. I'm with you in that there are no instructors for either within 200 miles of me. I watched the Evolution DVD and read the Chi book, then I tried to incorporate what I could. It did help in that it got me to stop being a heel striker to more of a midfoot runner. Am I doing it absolutely correctly? I have no idea, but it seems to feel better, for that I think they've been worthwhile.