#include<stdio.h>
int main()
{
int count_room=0;
int i=0,j=0;
int Temp=0;
int Max=0;
int sum1=0;
int sum2=0;
int count_money[100];
scanf("%d",&count_room);
for(i=0;i<count_room;i++)
{
scanf("%d",&count_money[i]);
}
if(count_room==1)
{
printf("%d",count_money[0]);
return;
}
if(count_room==2)
{
if(count_money[0]<=count_money[1])
{
printf("%d",count_money[1]);
return ;
}
else
{
printf("%d",count_money[0]);
return ;
}
}
if(count_room==3)
{
if(count_money[0]+count_money[2]<count_money[1])
{
printf("%d",count_money[1]);
return ;
}
else
{
printf("%d",count_money[0]+count_money[2]);
return ;
}
}
for(i=0;i<=1;i++)
{
Temp=0;
Temp=count_money[i];
for(j=i+2;j<count_room;j+=2)
{
Temp+=count_money[j];
if(i==0)
{
sum1=Temp;
}
else
{
sum2=Temp;
}
}
}
if(sum1<=sum2)
{
Max=sum2;
}
else
{
Max=sum1;
}
printf("%d",Max);
}