Members of the Vine Maple Savages cross the finish line of the Hood to Coast Relay in Seaside on Saturday.

SEASIDE — For the more than 1,000 teams and 19,000 runners and walkers of the Hood to Coast Relay, it was all about teamwork.

The race, which began for many at 5 a.m. Friday, also came with exhilaration, creepy sounds in the woods and aches and pains.

The Speedy Sloths, comprised of employees from Embassy Suites in downtown Portland, had an “amazing walk,” according to team member Jesus Moreno, finishing four hours earlier than anticipated.

For members of Soar Feat, representing Hoffman Construction, “It was exhausting but it was good,” team member Heidi Walker said.

One member of the team encountered goosebumps overnight in the woods “I thought someone was watching me,” team member Austin Brand said. “There was howling — probably just barking dogs, shepherd dogs howling. It was kind of spooky in the beginning. But I didn’t feel like I was in any danger. Just in pain. My hips are hurting.”

The Vine Maple Savages crossed the finish line on the Seaside beach amid whoops and cheers.

“We are all Nike guys,” co-captain Kayla Dahl said shortly after the team’s finish. “We actually finished under 22 hours for the first time.”

Co-captain Luke Hurst credited teamwork for their achievement. “Every single person added to cutting under our projected time, which was the best one yet,” he said. “We love seeing individual runners do that.”

Do they practice before the relay?

“To be honest, we just show up and throw down,” Hurst said. “I’m not gonna lie.”