The connective here is "in the same way".
This connective can be rephrased in the following ways, and it would keep its meaning then:
Similarly,
Similar to this,
Not unlike this
etc.
We see here that the connective shows a comparison (this is the correct answer) - the two things are similar!
The answer is A. spectators'. Because the apostrophe after the "s" means there are more than one.<span />
Running is being used as a gerund working as a noun
