Yeah my issue with pacing is that I never really ran at a steady speed before, I was very fit in my teens as I played all the sports in school and continued to play Sunday league football and rugby after college before landing that big knee injury and having the two surgeries.
So while I ran as part of those sports, it was always in fast bursts normally so I imagine there is some cardivascular base there, but it's somewhat untamed so need to learn to control the pace without having to constantly stare at the phone. There is also the tendency to accelerate a bit more when passing hot women
With my weight and twice operated on knee (which is 100% fine now) this is the reason I run on trails only at the moment, softer surface not to mention I far prefer the scenery and fresh air of the local woods which are a very short drive away.
Trainers wise, my pair of Merrel Agility Synthesis Flex seem ok for the £50 odd I paid for them and have a brand new pair of Asics Noosa FF lying around if we have another dry summer and the trails completely dry up again.
EDIT: Oh wow ok, I definitely have a problem with maintaining pace, first time I looked at the data past initial snapshot and it's a mess