Aly, congrats on the 5k!! That is great.

Several people in my running group do the run/walk method for all of their races and that seems to work well for them and they seem to enjoy running when they do it that way.

As for me, it's easier if I just keep running & don't stop to walk.

Not sure that helps any, but whatever you decide to do make sure you are still able to enjoy it, otherwise it just doesn't matter.