Heather J. Gibson is a Professor in the Department of Tourism Recreation & Sport Management at the University of Florida, USA. Her research focusses on understanding leisure, sport, and tourism (sport tourism) behaviour in the context of gender and life stage, and the meaning and wellbeing associated with such participation. Matthew Lamont is a Senior Lecturer at Southern Cross University, Australia, with research interests in active sport tourism and sport- based leisure. Millicent Kennelly is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University, Australia. Her research interests revolve around active sport tourism and sport event management, with a particular focus on participatory sport events and amateur athletes. Richard J. Buning is a Lecturer in the tourism discipline at the University of Queensland, Australia. His research interests include sport tourism and event management. Within this area, his research agenda is focused on the progressive experiences of participant based active travel at the individual, event, and community level.