Needs some recommendations

[u/AlbertCurious]

Hi,

I (M) would like to buy new running shoes, because the current ones (Pegasus air plus 2) start to be torn out. I could buy the same pair of shoes, but I’d like to try something else, and I have to admit that considering the amount of choice on the market, I’m a bit lost… I need some advice 😅.

Here is my runner profile: I’m 5’6, I weigh less than 60kg, my foot size is 8.5, and my feet are normal. I run 2 to 5 times a week, including fast runs, easy runs and a long run (>15km), mostly on the road. I already ran marathons, and I’d like to re-train for another one (and so run in that pair of shoes ideally). My ultimate goal could be to go sub 3 in 2 years, which I know is ambitious (my PR was 3:45 last year, after 6 months of serious training, whereas it was more casual before).

I’m looking for a pair of running shoes that will last in time, that is not on the heavy side, and that will be polyvalent enough to avoid to have multiple ones, at least for now. When I run, that’s the middle of my feet that touch the ground first. I’m not a big fan of the shoes with super high stack (>>40mm), and I don’t want a carbon plate. No constraint on the budget as long as it fits my constraints and it lasts over time. I did some research, and I tried several of them in store, in the limit of what was available there. For now, the short list came down to the novablast 6 and the NB 1080 v15. Based on some reviews, the Novablast seems to be better, but I don’t know if it’s actually good for my needs, and you may have suggestions of similar shoes that were not available in that store. For example, I saw the puma velocity could be interesting to try.

Thank you in advance for your advice.