#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
int n;
cin >> n;
vector<long long> cost(n);
for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) cin >> cost[i];
if (n == 1) { // 只有一级台阶,必须踩上去一次
cout << cost[0] << '\n';
return 0;
}
// dp[i]:踏到第 i 级的最小花费(到达该级时已支付 cost[i])
long long dp_im2 = cost[0]; // dp[0]
long long dp_im1 = cost[1]; // dp[1]
for (int i = 2; i < n; ++i) {
long long cur = min(dp_im1, dp_im2) + cost[i];
dp_im2 = dp_im1;
dp_im1 = cur;
}
// 到顶不再收费:从 n-1 或 n-2 跨一步到顶
cout << min(dp_im1, dp_im2) << '\n';
return 0;
}