"When I went away to America, that was when I could get to picture myself on the world stage.
"The competition was far more intense. It was a wake-up call for me."
That wake-up call usually comes before 5am and she is up and out the door before her family is fully awake.
She has made great strides in the heptathlon, a seven-event sport she took up recently.
Eady trains at the Waitakere club under former decathlete Kieran McKee, a jumps coach whom she has worked with for nearly 10 years. She says he is like a second father to her.
Events in the heptathlon are the 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m sprint, long jump, javelin, and 800m.
Eady admits she is a sprinter and loves the long jump, so she has to work on her "weaker" disciplines, the shot put and the 800m.
"I'm not the strongest person in the world. I don't have the biggest muscles, so shot put is where I struggle. The 800m is just fitness. It's quite hard to be able to separate them all.
With sprinting you need that strength and speed but then you lose that when you are training fitness. Balancing it out is quite difficult."
And javelin?
"I love javelin. I feel like a soldier going off to war when I throw it. It's very technical.
"The 800m is down to the adrenaline and determination you have at the end of the day, because you are knackered by then. You feel like you are dying but then when you finish you feel like you're reborn.
"The hurdles is probably emotionally the event I really struggle with because I have fallen quite a few times. That's when you test your mental strength."
Eady went into heptathlon thinking one event could cover most of the disciplines in which she excels. And it has worked out for her.
She has won three medals at the Auckland schools' Champion of Champions, broken the St Cuthbert's long jump record and is the intermediate college champion.
All she needs to do now is gain her drivers' licence so her parents do not have to taxi her around Auckland and she doesn't have to use public transport to get to training.
Her full days are getting fuller with up to 20 hours a week training, so she has stopped playing hockey to focus on her goals.
"When I have those moments when training is hard and I feel terrible, I think of one thing my mother taught me when I was little - 'Pain is temporary, glory is forever'."
Results
Rugby
Auckland 1A (round four): MAGS 10 Otahuhu 5, St Peter's 17 De La Salle 7
Sacred Heart 43 (Amanaki Savieti, Daniel Tupou, Onehunga Havili, Christian Kelleher, Jake Faamalepe, Mataiasi Fakautoki tries; Josh Baverstock pen, con, John Bell pen, Moa Maliepo pen, con) Onehunga 27
King's 27 Kelston BHS 17, St Kentigern 64 Papatoetoe 0, Auckland Grammar 43 Tangaroa 10 (Moascar Cup defence)
Auckland 1B Pool A: Macleans 22 One Tree Hill 3, Pakuranga 29 St Paul's 6, Edgewater 33 Marcellin 12, Southern Cross 34 Sir Edmund Hillary 21
Pool B: Mt Roskill Grammar 34 Botany Downs 26, Mangere 10 Aorere 10, Dilworth 39 Liston 8, Avondale 23 Tamaki 5
North Harbour 1A (round five): Orewa 41 Takapuna Grammar 0, Westlake BHS 10 Rosmini 10, Rangitoto 37 (Nick Burns 4, Kingsley Henry, Mathew Beasley tries; Kieran Leese 2 cons, pen) Birkenhead 5 (Callum McKean try)
League
Premier boys' First XIII:
Western Springs 14 Henderson 12, Westlake BHS 32 Massey 10, Pakuranga 28 Papatoetoe 20, Lynfield 30 Mt Roskill Grammar 18, Southern Cross 28 Sir Edmund Hillary 16, Manurewa 42 Papakura 6, Otahuhu 44 James Cook 6
Badminton
Auckland premier:
Auckland Grammar Three 6 Macleans Two 0, Macleans One 6 EGGS 0, Auckland Grammar One 5 King's 1, Pakuranga 3 beat Auckland Grammar Two 3 (165-150)
Counties Manukau B grade:
Otahuhu B1 6 Manurewa Two 0, Strathallan Minions 5 Rosehill Three 1, James Cook Two 1 Strathallan Olay 5, Papakura One 4 Alfriston B1 2, James Cook Three 4 Manurewa Three 2
North Harbour A/B grade girls: Westlake GHS Five 8 Carmel Two 0, Westlake GHS One 8 Birkenhead Three 0, Carmel Three 5 Northcote One 3, Birkenhead One 8 Westlake GHS Four 0, Carmel One 8 Carmel Five 0, Westlake GHS Two 8 Glenfield One 0, Takapuna Grammar One 8 Carmel Four 0, Westlake GHS Three 4 Birkenhead Two 4, Orewa One 7 Pinehurst One 1, Kristin One 8 Orewa Three 0, Rangitoto One 7 Rangitoto Three 1, Orewa Two 4 Long Bay One 4, Kristin Two 5 Rangitoto Two 3
Soccer
Auckland premier boys' league: Sacred Heart 5 Kelston BHS 1, St Kentigern 2 Westlake BHS 2, Auckland Grammar 6 Glendowie 3, Macleans 3 MAGS 2
Senior A1: Takapuna Grammar 2 Onehunga 1, Rosmini 1 Kristin 1, Rangitoto 4 St Peter's 0, King's 4 Liston 0
Senior A2: Western Springs 3 Papatoetoe 1, Mt Roskill Grammar 3 Rutherford 0, Avondale 3 Long Bay 1, Pakuranga 4 Northcote 2
Counties Manukau premier boys: Ormiston 2 Al Madinah 0, Manurewa 1 Aorere 1, Pukekohe 0 Strathallan 0, Rosehill 4 Edgewater 0
Premier girls:
Greater Auckland Premier 1 (U19): Botany Downs 3 Avondale 3; EGGS 2 Takapuna 0; MAGS 4 St Kentigern 0; Rangitoto 5 Onehunga 0; Massey 2 St Mary's 1; Westlake GHS 2 Diocesan 0
Greater Auckland Premier 2 (U19): Baradene 3 Marist 1; Long Bay 1 Northcote 1; Glendowie 5 Rutherford 0; Western Springs 3 Whangaparaoa 1; Green Bay 3 St Cuthbert's 0; Lynfield 3 Pinehurst 0
Counties Manukau Premier: Waiuku 2 Howick 1; Pukekohe 1 Pakuranga 1; Macleans 2 Rosehill 2
Greater Auckland Premier Junior A (U15) Division 1: Avondale 4 Baradene 1; St Mary's 3 Diocesan 0; MAGS A 5 St Kentigern 0; St Cuthbert's 7 EGGS A 1; Westlake GHS 0 Rangitoto 0.
Greater Auckland Premier Junior A (U15) Division 2: EGGS B 0 MAGS B 0; Baradene 7&8 A 3 Rutherford 0; Western Springs 2 Marist 1
Cross-country
Auckland SS champs (St Kentigern):
Junior girls: Isabelle Robinson (St Cuthbert's) 1, Brooke Varney (Strathallan) 2, Julia Giurgiu (Takapuna Grammar) 3
Intermediate girls: Alana Sherman (Glendowie) 1, Katherine Badham (Takapuna Grammar) 2, Kaitlin Petherick (Pukekohe) 3
Senior girls: Isabella Richards (St Kentigern) 1, Grace Wood (St Kentigern) 2, Audrey Gregan (St Cuthbert's) 3
Junior boys: Toby Richards (Auckland Grammar) 1, George Ellett (St Kentigern) 2, Nicholas Cowley-Andrea (Macleans) 3
Intermediate boys: Dan Hoy (Westlake BHS) 1, Matthew Manning (St Kentigern) 2, Trent Dodds (Macleans)
Senior boys: Conal Wilson (Auckland Grammar) 1, Leo Roper (Macleans) 2, Sam Pendreigh (St Peter's)
Teams combined points:
Junior girls: St Cuthbert's 1, St Kentigern 2, Rangitoto 3
Intermediate girls: Pukekohe 1, Baradene 2, St Cuthbert's 3
Senior girls: St Kentigern 1, St Cuthbert's 2, MAGS 3
Junior boys: St Kentigern 1, Auckland Grammar 2, Macleans 3
Intermediate boys: Westlake BHS 1, Macleans 2, St Kentigern 3
Senior boys: Auckland Grammar 1, Westlake BHS 2, Sacred Heart 3
Netball
Auckland premier: MAGS 48 St Mary's 20, Diocesan 35 Botany Downs 33, AGGS 36 EGGS 31, Baradene 34 McAuley 28, St Kentigern 55 Massey 24, Aorere 31 Avondale 21
Senior A: Macleans 39 Waiuku Gold 22, Baradene Senior A 30 King's 29, AGGS Senior A 36 St Kentigern Senior A 31, Howick 29 Sancta Maria Senior 1 22, MAGS Senior 1 55 Marist 13, St Cuthbert's 31 Onehunga 27
North Harbour premier: Rangitoto One 25 Whangaparaoa 24, Long Bay 31 Albany 26, Westlake GHS 42 Takapuna Grammar 18, Carmel One 37 Orewa 25, Westlake GHS Carmel Two 19, Kristin 33 Rangitoto Two 23
Counties Manukau premier:
Pool 1: Manurewa 29 Sir Edmund Hillary 14; Papatoetoe 33 Tuakau 32; Alfriston 39 Strathallan Navy 15
Pool 2: Rosehill 43 Papakura 21; Pukekohe Gold 39 Wesley 16; James Cook Puutake 28 Nga Tapuwae 17
Basketball
Auckland premier boys: Rosmini 101 St Kentigern 76, Rangitoto 84 Westlake BHS 82, Auckland Grammar 99 Avondale 31, Onehunga 74 Liston 69
Auckland premier girls: St Kentigern 74 Westlake GHS 63, Rangitoto 70 Massey 51, AGGS 78 Avondale 64, MAGS 73 Henderson 72
Hockey
Open A boys' playoffs: King's First XI 3 MAGS 0; St Kentigern 5 Auckland Grammar 1; Mt Roskill Grammar 3 King's Second XI 0; Pakuranga 2 Macleans 1; Sacred Heart 8 Kelston 0; Avondale 3 St Peter's 2
Open A girls' playoffs: St Cuthbert's First XI 3 St Kentigern 0; EGGS 1 Diocesan First XI 0; St Cuthbert's Second XI 3 St Mary's 2; Baradene 1 King's 0; Botany Downs 2 Avondale 0; Mt Roskill Grammar 6 Macleans 5; MAGS 5 Marist 4; Diocesan Second XI 1 Pakuranga 0. Open B boys' crossovers: Auckland Grammar A 5 Onehunga First XI 3; Auckland Grammar Second XI 4 Botany Downs 3; Lynfield 3 St Kentigern Second XI 1; Sancta Maria 13 Sacred Heart Second XI 0
Lacrosse
Auckland girls:
Division 1: Diocesan 1 8 Avondale 1 5; MAGS 1 14 Western Springs 3; EGGS 1 9 Whangaparaoa 1 5
Division 2 Pool 1: AGGS 7 Pinehurst 7; Diocesan 2 6 Glendowie 5; St Cuthbert's 1 16 Whangaparaoa 2 4
Division 2 Pool 2: Avondale 2 6 MAGS Blue 1; MAGS Yellow 3 EGGS 2 3; Avondale 3 4 MRGS 3
Table tennis
Auckland winter inter-schools:
A premier grade:
Macleans A 7 Macleans C 0
Auckland Grammar A 6 Pakuranga A 1
St Kentigern A 4 Auckland International College A 3
Macleans B 4 Auckland Grammar B 3
Squash
Premier boys' 1: Auckland Grammar 8 Massey 7; Westlake BHS One 2 Sacred Heart 1; St Kentigern 10 Takapuna Grammar 4
Premier boys' 2: MAGS 12 Westlake BHS Two 3
Premier girls: St Cuthbert's 7 MAGS 6; Westlake GHS 6 Carmel Alpha 3
