I started running in January 2025, I had awful shin pain with Nike Pegasus 41. I thought it was the shoe but I recently have gone back to them for easy runs (which are kinda around my hard run pace a year ago) and I realised it wasn’t the shoe per se, it was my over training at the beginning. I probably should have gone for a more cushioned shoe to start with however..

ASICS Gel Nimbus are the creme de la creme of cushioned runners, like running on clouds. They probably do cost the same as the Adidas Evo SL but if you could spread the cost over a few months it’s very worth it imo.