A highly honored 25-year-old D.C. police officer died yesterday after he apparently drank too much water Tuesday while training to use a bicycle on patrol, police officials said.
Doctors believe that hyponatremia, a sodium imbalance caused by drinking excessive amounts of fluid, most likely caused or contributed to the death of Officer James C. McBride, police officials said. McBride consumed as much as three gallons of water during and after the 12-mile training ride Tuesday morning, police said.
Three gallons? Last week I had a hard time drinking one gallon during and after a 24 mile ride; my stomach started hurting hurting. [I drank half of it after the ride–probably too much at once].
You can drink too much while exercising.