#pragma GCC optimize("Ofast")
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace::std;
//struct __INIT{__INIT(){cin.tie(0);ios::sync_with_stdio(false);cout<<fixed<<setprecision(15);}} __init;
__attribute__((constructor))
void init(){
	cin.tie(0);
	ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
	//cout<<fixed<<setprecision(15);
}
// random_device rd;
// mt19937 mt(rd());
// #include <boost/numeric/interval.hpp>
// #include <boost/numeric/interval/io.hpp>
// #include <boost/intrusive/rbtree.hpp>
// #include <boost/dynamic_bitset.hpp>
// #include <boost/geometry.hpp>
// #include <boost/geometry/geometries/linestring.hpp>
// #include <boost/geometry/geometries/polygon.hpp>
// #include <boost/geometry/geometries/point_xy.hpp>
// #include <boost/math/tools/minima.hpp>
// using boost::math::tools::brent_find_minima;
// #include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_dec_float.hpp>
// #include <boost/multiprecision/cpp_int.hpp>
// namespace mp = boost::multiprecision;
// typedef mp::number<mp::cpp_dec_float<256>> cdouble;
// typedef mp::cpp_int cint;

#include<ext/pb_ds/assoc_container.hpp>
#include<ext/pb_ds/tree_policy.hpp>
#include <ext/pb_ds/priority_queue.hpp>
#include<ext/pb_ds/tag_and_trait.hpp>
template<typename T=long long>using pbds=__gnu_pbds::tree<T,__gnu_pbds::null_type,less<T>,__gnu_pbds::rb_tree_tag,__gnu_pbds::tree_order_statistics_node_update>;
template<typename T=long long>using pbds_map=__gnu_pbds::tree<T,T,less<T>,__gnu_pbds::rb_tree_tag,__gnu_pbds::tree_order_statistics_node_update>;
template<typename T=long long>using pqueue =__gnu_pbds::priority_queue<T, less<T>,__gnu_pbds::rc_binomial_heap_tag>;
typedef long long lint;
typedef long long ll;
typedef long double ldouble;
typedef vector<lint> vec;
typedef vector<vector<lint>> mat;
typedef vector<vector<vector<lint>>> mat3;
typedef vector<double> dvec;
typedef vector<vector<double>> dmat;
typedef vector<vector<vector<double>>> dmat3;
typedef vector<string> svec;
typedef vector<vector<string>> smat;
typedef vector<vector<vector<string>>> smat3;
typedef vector<pair<lint,lint>> pvec;
typedef vector<vector<pair<lint,lint>>> pmat;
typedef vector<vector<vector<pair<lint,lint>>>> pmat3;
#define rep(i, n) for(lint i = 0; i < (lint)(n); i++)
#define irep(i) for(lint i = 0;; i++)
#define irep1(i) for(lint i = 1;; i++)
#define irep2(i) for(lint i = 2;; i++)
#define rrep(i, n) for(lint i = (lint)(n-1); i >-1; i--)
#define rrepi(i,a,b) for(lint i = (lint)(b-1); i >a-1; i--)
#define repi(i,a,b) for(lint i=lint(a);i<lint(b);i++)
#define rep2(i,a,b,c) for(lint i=lint(a);i>lint(b);i+=c)
#define all(x) (x).begin(),(x).end()
#define PI 3.141592653589793
#define dist(x1,y1,x2,y2) (pow(pow(x2-x1,2)+pow(y2-y1,2),0.5))
#define output(v) do{bool f=0;for(auto i:v){cout<<(f?" ":"");if(i>INF/2)cout<<"INF";else cout<<i;f=1;}cout<<"\n";}while(0);
#define output2(v) for(auto j:v)output(j);
#define _output(v) do{bool f=0;rep(i,v.size()){cout<<(f?" ":"");f=1;cout<<v[i];}cout<<"\n";}while(0)
#define _output2(v) rep(j,v.size()){_output(v[j]);}
#define input(a,n) lint n;cin>>n;vector<lint>a(n);rep(i,n)cin>>a[i];
#define SUM(v) accumulate(all(v),0LL)
#define INF (1LL<<60)
#define IINF (1<<30)
#define EPS (1e-10)
#define LINF 9223372036854775807
//#define MOD 998244353LL
#define MOD 1000000007LL
#define endl "\n"
auto Y=[&](auto f){return[&](auto... args){return f(f, args...);};};
template<typename T=lint>T in(){return *istream_iterator<T>(cin);}
template<typename T=lint>inline T gcd(T a,T b){return b?gcd(b,a%b):a;}
template<typename T=lint>inline T lcm(T a,T b){return a/gcd(a,b)*b;}
template<typename T=lint>inline T add(T a,T b){return a+b;}
template<typename T=lint>inline T minq(T a,T b){return min(a,b);}
inline bool chmin(auto& s,const auto& t){bool res=s>t;s=min(s,t);return res;}
inline bool chmax(auto& s,const auto& t){bool res=s<t;s=max(s,t);return res;}
vector<lint> dx={-1,1,0,0,1,1,-1,-1};
vector<lint> dy={0,0,-1,1,1,-1,1,-1};

template<typename T>
class AVL_set{
	struct node;
	using np=node*;
    struct node{
        T val;
        int cnt=1;
        int dep=0;
        np ch[2]={nullptr,nullptr};
        node(T val):val(val){}
    };
    np root=nullptr;
    inline int count(np t){return t?t->cnt:0;}
    inline int depth(np t){return t?t->dep:0;}
    inline np update(np& t,bool f=1){
		if(!t)return t;
        t->cnt=count(t->ch[0])+1+count(t->ch[1]);
        t->dep=max(depth(t->ch[0]),depth(t->ch[1]))+1;
        if(f&&abs(depth(t->ch[0])-depth(t->ch[1]))==2){
			rebuild(t,depth(t->ch[0])<depth(t->ch[1]));
		}
        return t;
    }

    public:
	AVL_set(){}
    inline void insert(T val){insert(val,root);}
    inline void erase(T val){erase(val,root);}
    inline int lower_bound(T val){return lower_bound(val,root);}
	inline int upper_bound(T val){return upper_bound(val,root);}
	inline int size(){return count(root);}
	inline T find_by_order(int idx){assert(0<=idx&&idx<size());return find_by_order(idx,root);}
	inline T operator[](int idx){return find_by_order(idx);}
    private:
    void insert(T val,np& t){
        if(!t)t=new node(val);
        else if(val==t->val)return;
        else if(val<t->val)insert(val,t->ch[0]);
        else if(val>t->val)insert(val,t->ch[1]);
        update(t);
    }
    void erase(T val,np& t){
        if(!t)return;
        else if(val==t->val){
			if(!t->ch[0]||!t->ch[1])t=t->ch[0]?t->ch[0]:t->ch[1];
			else move_down(t->ch[0],t);
		}
        else if(val<t->val)erase(val,t->ch[0]);
        else if(val>t->val)erase(val,t->ch[1]);
		update(t);
    }
	void move_down(np& t,np& p){
		if(t->ch[1])move_down(t->ch[1],p);
		else p->val=t->val,t=t->ch[0];
		update(t);
	}
    int lower_bound(T val,np t){
        if(!t)return 0;
        if(val==t->val)return count(t->ch[0]);
        if(val<t->val)return lower_bound(val,t->ch[0]);
        else return count(t->ch[0])+1+lower_bound(val,t->ch[1]);
    }
	int upper_bound(T val,np t){
        if(!t)return 0;
        if(val<t->val)return upper_bound(val,t->ch[0]);
        else return count(t->ch[0])+1+upper_bound(val,t->ch[1]);
    }
	T find_by_order(int idx,np t){
		if(idx==count(t->ch[0]))return t->val;
		else if(idx<count(t->ch[0]))return find_by_order(idx,t->ch[0]);
		else return find_by_order(idx-count(t->ch[0])-1,t->ch[1]);
	}
	np rot(np t){
		int b=depth(t->ch[0])<depth(t->ch[1]);
		if(depth(t->ch[0])==depth(t->ch[1]))return t;
		np s=t->ch[b];
		t->ch[b]=s->ch[1-b];
		s->ch[1-b]=t;
		update(t,0);update(s,0);
		return s;
	}
    void rebuild(np& t,int b){
		if(t->ch[b]&&depth(t->ch[b]->ch[b])<depth(t->ch[b]->ch[1-b])){
			t->ch[b]=rot(t->ch[b]);
		}
		t=rot(update(t,0));
    }
};

int main(){
	lint n;
	cin>>n;
	vec a(n);
	rep(i,n)cin>>a[i];
	lint ans=0;
	bool now=1;
	rep(i,n-1){
		ans+=now;
		if(now&&a[i]!=a[i+1]){
			now=0;
		}else{
			now=1;
		}
	}
	ans+=now;
	cout<<ans<<endl;
}