Solution

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The photon propagates along in the tunnel frame and has energy and momentum . A Lorentz transformation into the approaching runner's frame gives
Since , the approaching-source relativistic Doppler effect is
It is a blueshift. With , solving gives
This shift depends on the relative velocity along the light ray, not on the tunnel length or the location of detection.

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