Branno, Totally agree the volunteers and spectators had it a lot harder than we did. A great big thanks without them there wouldn't have been an event.
I e-mailed Philip Walsh earlier in the year to ask about water stations and was sent a provisional list, which said there were aid stations about every 3 miles give or take a bit with 9 in total. Remember this hasn't been confirmed, so may have changed since then.
I e-mailed asking what type of drink or gel they were going to use, but I haven't seen anything detailing what they are going to use. If we don't hear this week it looks like we'll all have trained on different types, so I'll look at carrying my own gels.