IF rules wrote:
There is no reason to eat before a morning run and breakfast isn't necessary either. Your tank is full from dinner the night before.
If you need to eat before a morning run you may want to get checked to see if your liver is missing.
Which "tank" are you talking about? Muscle glycogen levels should be okay assuming a reasonable carbohydrate intake, but liver glycogen stores will be lowered.
To the OP: well I have a job that starts before 9:30 but I am not sure why that should disqualify me. For me, when I was doing long runs (90 minutes or longer) then I would eat some oatmeal before the run or maybe a cliff bar with some Gatorade to help the blood sugar (liver supplies glucose to the blood and ultimately to the brain).
Then I made sure I ate a good breakfast after my run.
During the week if I were running in the AM, then it was going to be 45 minutes then I would just drink some Gatorade first for the water second for the carbs.
Ultimately you need to experiment to see what works best for you.