package com.school;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main3 {
//排序后的数组删除重复数字
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
int n;
int length = 1;
int[] array = new int[210];
n = input.nextInt();
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
array[i] = input.nextInt();
}
boolean flag = true;
for (int i = 1; i < n; i++) {
if (array[i] == array[i - 1]) {
if (flag) {
length++;
flag = false;
}
} else {
length++;
flag = true;
}
}
System.out.println(length);
}
}