Today, I ran/walked my first 5k! I do a 5 min run/1 min walk and am not fast at all. However, I finished with other runners and was happy with that. I've never been a runner, but started a few weeks ago since I'm not able to ride as much as I would like. I'm really enjoying myself and plan to continue. I'm just trying to figure out what my next step should be.

I want to run 10k's and eventually,hopefully, a half. I'm expecting to run/walk any half I do. I'm mixed on the run/walk, but it seems to work for me right now. Do you think I would be best working towards a 10k with the same or a longer run/walk pace, or trying to do a 5k and phase out the walking (then work up from there)? I would love to get faster, but I think that will be something to work on later. Any thoughts would be appreciated.