Can I somehow teach my 6th gen Nano to tell me how far I've walked in miles rather than "steps," by telling it how long each of my steps is?

Using the pedometer in a 6th gen Nano:
Currently, it (very accurately) tells me how many steps I've taken when I go for a walk. Works fine.
Meanwhile, on my own, I carefully calculated how far each of my "steps" is (2.231 feet/step, in case you're curious).
Thus, after each walk, I multiply the number of steps I've gone by 2.231 to get the number of feet I have traveled, and then divide by 5,280 to get the exact distance I've traveled in miles.
While this system works fine enough, I'd like to avoid having to do a bunch of arithmetic after each excursion. So I ask:
Is there any way to input into the Nano the exact distance of each of my personal steps, and then have the Nano automatically display to me the distance of a walk in mile units of measurement, rather than (or perhaps in addition to) simply the number of "steps" I've taken?

I am working with the very same concept for my project and the auto fade in and out has messed everything up. If I hear or a fix I'll be sure to reply here to let you know!

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iPod nano (4th generation)
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(copy below)
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