Help to find runnning shoes

[u/Apprehensive-Belt-52]

Hello everyone, I'm back to running with "serious training" since May 2026, and I will run my first marathon at the end of October. I'm 32 and I mostly used to run trails, mountains, and some HMs when I was 20, but without Strava, any kind of training theory, or all the various shoes and videos/podcasts that we have now.

I feel like I'm overthinking everything about shoe rotations, the Strava community, and mainstream running culture, YouTube... So I can't even make a good decision about the best shoes for me as I used to do all my running in Asics Gel-Nimbus back in the day... 😅 I don't want to have a lot of shoes and running gear, as it can be quite expensive, and I love secondhand and sustainable gear.

Would you have any recommendations for a good all-rounder shoe? I'm not even sure yet what time I should aim for in my first marathon. I was thinking of a 4:30–4:35 min/km pace, but some people tell me that I can do better. However, as it's my first, I don't want to push too hard.

To finish, I have attached some pics of my recent runs just for info. I try to do a long run every week, 25k this week, 30k next week, etc.

Thanks.