#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")