I like flat mtn bike shoe like 510s matched to flat pedals with pins.
I have these pedals and like them a lot with mnt bike shoes.
RaceFace Chester Mountain Bike Pedal
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have soft trail running shoes (speed cross 4). The shoe is flexible and it has flexible knobs on the bottom. That's a horrible shoe for anything above 50% power.