Eddy is not going to school any earlier than normal. Matter of fact, he has been having to wait for a ride, which is of course as opposed to riding his bike, to school due to a great deal of rain and cold weather. He might have actually been getting to school earlier than taking a ride when riding his bike. Despite this, he has managed to earn himself a third foot.
One thing Patty noticed was that he actually wears his school shoes to school, which means that he must get to the gym, change into his tennis shoes, and then change back into his school shoes when it is time to cross over into the other building to start school. Kind of just locked into a habit I suppose. He decided to get the neon orange foot this time, so it would seem that he is bound and determined to get every color available.