That's awesome, good for you Matt!

I am thinking of starting a couch to 5K program. I'm wondering if the plan I have is the same as the one you are using. Here is what I have. Is this the same plan you are using, Matt?

Couch to 5K Program

Week 1
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Week 2
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

Week 3
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then do two repetitions of the following:
Jog 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Walk 200 yards (or 90 seconds)
Jog 400 yards (or 3 minutes)
Walk 400 yards (or three minutes)

Week 4
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 2-1/2 minutes)
Jog 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Walk 1/8 mile (or 90 seconds)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)

Week 5
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
Walk 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog two miles (or 20 minutes) with no walking.

Week 6
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 3/4 mile (or 8 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1/2 mile (or 5 minutes)
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then:
Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)
Walk 1/4 mile (or 3 minutes)
Jog 1 mile (or 10 minutes)
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2-1/4 miles (or 25 minutes) with no walking.

Week 7
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.5 miles (or 25 minutes).

Week 8
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).
Workout 3: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 2.75 miles (or 28 minutes).

Week 9
Workout 1: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).
Workout 2: Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).
Workout 3: The final workout! Congratulations! Brisk five-minute warm-up walk, then jog 3 miles (or 30 minutes).

Yep, that is the same plan!

I'm going to do my week 1 day 3 run tonight or tomorrow.

AWESOME, Matt! I just ran my first 5K this weekend and it was SO much fun!
(if you want, you can read about it on my blog) I decided to go for it about a month ahead of time, after I had been running for about a month or 6 weeks. I enjoyed myself so much and I'm already eager to do more races and keep improving on my distance and time!

I'm on week 4 of c25k and I have to say week 1-3 was pretty easy, week 4 is kick butt

Thanks for the heads up Nelie. I'm actually looking forward to starting this. It's an odd feeling to be looking forward to a workout.

That's awesome Matt! I wish you much luck with it