Tim Miley wins Long Beach’s Fabulous 4K run held in memory of Sgt. Sean Ryan

Posted Friday, July 11, 2025 12:13 pm

Tim Miley, of Long Beach, topped all the Fabulous 4K runners finishing first in the Independence Day race.

Skye Margies/Herald photos

Rockville Centre’s Maureen Lewin was the first woman to finish the Fabulous 4K.

Brendan Finn, Long Beach’s city council president, had the honor of setting off the horn that started the Fabulous 4K on Independence Day.

Kelsey Waterbury and Geina Brown getting ready for the race.

Long Beach residents Michael O’Donnell, left, and Daryn Johnson, took third and second in the 4K run, respectively.

By Jeff Bessen

The Long Beach Recreation Department’s annual Fabulous 4K in Long Beach run in memory of Sgt. Sean Ryan took place under beautiful sunny Independence Day skies that propelled city resident Tim Miley to a first place finish in 12:18.02, out of 449 participants.

Fellow Long Beach resident, Daryn Johnson placed second in 13:43.45, with another community member, Michael O’Donnell taking third in 13:54.15. Maureen Lewin, of Rockville Centre, was the first woman to cross the finish line with a time of 14:55.29.

The race, which includes a 1 K Children’s Fun Run, is dedicated to Ryan, who died in 2005, was a Long Beach Police Department officer and considered to be an outstanding member of the community who always led by example.

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