#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int a[n];
  for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    cin >> a[i];
  }
  int cnt = 0;
  for (int i = 1; i < n - 1; i++) {
    if (a[i] == 0) {
      if (a[i - 1] and a[i + 1]) {
        a[i + 1] = !a[i + 1];
        cnt++;
      }
    }
  }
  cout << cnt << endl;
  return 0;
}
