Battery for Brand New MacBook Pro 17"

Hello,
I just purchased a new MacBook Pro 17".
What do I do with battery charing for the first use?
Apple's official battery resource: http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html does not effectively answer the question.
It writes "Be sure to fully charge your portable when you plug it in for the first time, and then run Software Update to ensure you have the latest software."
The question then is, do I run down the battery completely the first time (but never plugging it in), and then when it goes to sleep, charge it all the way up to full?
I basically want to know what to do for the first time - how long do I let the battery run down if at all?
Thank you

Here's the dirty little secret about lithium batteries: Heat & frequent full discharge/recharge cycles are the two biggest killers of these batteries. Fact is, lithium batteries really don't like to be discharged below 40% of capacity very often. I'm typing this on a 4 1/2 year old MacBook Pro, and my battery is still going strong. It's fine to leave it plugged in all the time, that's what I do. Once every two-three months, I discharge it to about 40% & then recharge. So, charge yours till full, and try to never fully discharge the battery.

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