#include <algorithm>
#include <cmath>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
using namespace std;

class Solution {
 public:
  int minCost(const std::vector<int>&costs, int n) {
    int c = 0;
    if (n <= 1) return c;
    int costs_one = costs[0], costs_two = costs[1];
    for(int i = 2; i < n; i++) {
        c = std::min(costs_one, costs_two);
        costs_one = costs_two;
        costs_two = c + costs[i];
    }
    return std::min(costs_one, costs_two);
  }
};

int main() {
    int n;
    std::vector<int> costs;
    std::cin >> n;
    int i=1;
    while (i <= n) {
        int p;
        std::cin >> p;
        costs.push_back(p);
        i++;
    }
    std::cout << Solution().minCost(costs, n);
}
// 64 位输出请用 printf("%lld")