#include "bits/stdc++.h"
using namespace std;
using ll = long long;
using Graph = vector<vector<int>>;
#define int ll
#define double long double
void YN(bool flg){cout<<(flg?"YES":"NO")<<endl;}
void Yn(bool flg){cout<<(flg?"Yes":"No")<<endl;}
void yn(bool flg){cout<<(flg?"yes":"no")<<endl;}
#define SORT(a) sort(a.begin(),a.end())
#define REVERSE(a) reverse(a.begin(),a.end())
#define REP(i, n) for(int i = 0;i < n;i++)
#define FOR(i, m, n) for(int i = m;i < n;i++)
#define db(n) cout << "### " << n << " ###" << endl;
typedef vector<int> VI;
typedef vector<VI> VVI;
const int MOD = 1000000007;
const long long INF = 10e10;
const double PI = acos(-1.0);
template<class T> inline bool chmax(T& a, T b) { if (a < b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; }
template<class T> inline bool chmin(T& a, T b) { if (a > b) { a = b; return 1; } return 0; }
template<class T>auto MAX(const T& a) { return *max_element(a.begin(),a.end()); }
template<class T>auto MIN(const T& a) { return *min_element(a.begin(),a.end()); }
template<class T, class U>U SUM(const T& a, const U& v) { return accumulate(a.begin(),a.end(), v); }
template<class T, class U>int LOWER(const T& a, const U& v) { return lower_bound(a.begin(),a.end(), v) - a.begin(); }
template<class T, class U>int UPPER(const T& a, const U& v) { return upper_bound(a.begin(),a.end(), v) - a.begin(); }
int GCD(int a, int b) { return b ? GCD(b, a%b) : a; }
int LCM(int a, int b) { int g = GCD(a, b); return a / g * b; }
int POW(int a, int n) { int r = 1; while (n > 0) { if (n & 1)r *= a; a *= a; n /= 2; }return r; }
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

signed main(){
    cin.tie(0);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(0);
    cout<<fixed<<setprecision(15);

    int n; cin >> n;
    VI a(n); REP(i,n) cin >> a[i];
    int count = 0;
    REP(i,n){
        if(a[i-1]!=a[i]){count++; i++;}
    }
    cout << n-count << endl;
    
    return 0;
}