import java.math.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class Main implements Runnable {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        try {
            new Solver().solve();
            System.exit(0);
        } catch (Exception | Error e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.exit(1);
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //new Thread(null, new Main(), "Solver", 1l << 25).start();
        new Main().run();
    }
}


class Solver {
    final Helper hp;
    final int MAXN = 1000_006;
    final long MOD = (long) 1e9 + 7;

    final Timer timer;
    final TimerTask task;

    Solver() {
        hp = new Helper(MOD, MAXN);
        hp.initIO(System.in, System.out);

        timer = new Timer();
        task = new TimerTask() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                try {
                    hp.flush();
                    System.exit(0);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                }
            }
        };
        //timer.schedule(task, 4700);
    }

    int N;
    long[] A;

    void solve() throws Exception {
        int i, j, k;
        boolean testCases = false;

        int tc = testCases ? hp.nextInt() : 1;
        for (int tce = 1; tce <= tc; tce++) {
            N = hp.nextInt();
            A = hp.getLongArray(N);

            hp.println(findMaxSum(0, N >> 1));
        }

        timer.cancel();
        hp.flush();
    }

    TreeMap<int[], Long> mem = new TreeMap<>((a, b) ->
            a[0] != b[0] ? Integer.compare(a[0], b[0]) : Integer.compare(a[1], b[1]));

    long findMaxSum(int start, int count) {
        int[] pair = new int[] {start, count};
        if (mem.containsKey(pair)) return mem.get(pair);

        if (start >= N) {
            return count == 0 ? 0 : Long.MIN_VALUE >> 2;
        }

        int len = N - start;
        if (count * 2 > len + 1) {
            return Long.MIN_VALUE >> 2;
        }

        long ans = Math.max(findMaxSum(start + 1, count),
                A[start] + findMaxSum(start + 2, count - 1));
        mem.put(pair, ans);
        return ans;
    }
}

class Helper {
    final long MOD;
    final int MAXN;
    final Random rnd;

    public Helper(long mod, int maxn) {
        MOD = mod;
        MAXN = maxn;
        rnd = new Random();
    }


    public static int[] sieve;
    public static ArrayList<Integer> primes;

    public void setSieve() {
        primes = new ArrayList<>();
        sieve = new int[MAXN];
        int i, j;
        for (i = 2; i < MAXN; ++i)
            if (sieve[i] == 0) {
                primes.add(i);
                for (j = i; j < MAXN; j += i) {
                    sieve[j] = i;
                }
            }
    }


    public static long[] factorial;

    public void setFactorial() {
        factorial = new long[MAXN];
        factorial[0] = 1;
        for (int i = 1; i < MAXN; ++i) factorial[i] = factorial[i - 1] * i % MOD;
    }

    public long getFactorial(int n) {
        if (factorial == null) setFactorial();
        return factorial[n];
    }

    public long ncr(int n, int r) {
        if (r > n) return 0;
        if (factorial == null) setFactorial();
        long numerator = factorial[n];
        long denominator = factorial[r] * factorial[n - r] % MOD;
        return numerator * pow(denominator, MOD - 2, MOD) % MOD;
    }


    public long[] getLongArray(int size) throws Exception {
        long[] ar = new long[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) ar[i] = nextLong();
        return ar;
    }

    public int[] getIntArray(int size) throws Exception {
        int[] ar = new int[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) ar[i] = nextInt();
        return ar;
    }

    public String[] getStringArray(int size) throws Exception {
        String[] ar = new String[size];
        for (int i = 0; i < size; ++i) ar[i] = next();
        return ar;
    }

    public String joinElements(long... ar) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (long itr : ar) sb.append(itr).append(" ");
        return sb.toString().trim();
    }


    public String joinElements(int... ar) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (int itr : ar) sb.append(itr).append(" ");
        return sb.toString().trim();
    }

    public String joinElements(String... ar) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (String itr : ar) sb.append(itr).append(" ");
        return sb.toString().trim();
    }

    public String joinElements(Object... ar) {
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (Object itr : ar) sb.append(itr).append(" ");
        return sb.toString().trim();
    }


    public long gcd(long a, long b) {
        return b == 0 ? a : gcd(b, a % b);
    }

    public int gcd(int a, int b) {
        return b == 0 ? a : gcd(b, a % b);
    }


    public long max(long... ar) {
        long ret = ar[0];
        for (long itr : ar) ret = Math.max(ret, itr);
        return ret;
    }

    public int max(int... ar) {
        int ret = ar[0];
        for (int itr : ar) ret = Math.max(ret, itr);
        return ret;
    }

    public long min(long... ar) {
        long ret = ar[0];
        for (long itr : ar) ret = Math.min(ret, itr);
        return ret;
    }

    public int min(int... ar) {
        int ret = ar[0];
        for (int itr : ar) ret = Math.min(ret, itr);
        return ret;
    }


    public long sum(long... ar) {
        long sum = 0;
        for (long itr : ar) sum += itr;
        return sum;
    }

    public long sum(int... ar) {
        long sum = 0;
        for (int itr : ar) sum += itr;
        return sum;
    }

    public void shuffle(Integer[] ar) {
        int r;
        for (int i = 0; i < ar.length; ++i) {
            r = rnd.nextInt(ar.length);
            if (r != i) {
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
                ar[r] ^= ar[i];
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
            }
        }
    }

    public void shuffle(long[] ar) {
        int r;
        for (int i = 0; i < ar.length; ++i) {
            r = rnd.nextInt(ar.length);
            if (r != i) {
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
                ar[r] ^= ar[i];
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
            }
        }
    }

    public void reverse(int[] ar) {
        int r;
        for (int i = 0; i < ar.length; ++i) {
            r = ar.length - 1 - i;
            if (r > i) {
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
                ar[r] ^= ar[i];
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
            }
        }
    }

    public void reverse(long[] ar) {
        int r;
        for (int i = 0; i < ar.length; ++i) {
            r = ar.length - 1 - i;
            if (r > i) {
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
                ar[r] ^= ar[i];
                ar[i] ^= ar[r];
            }
        }
    }

    public long pow(long base, long exp, long MOD) {
        base %= MOD;
        long ret = 1;
        while (exp > 0) {
            if ((exp & 1) == 1) ret = ret * base % MOD;
            base = base * base % MOD;
            exp >>= 1;
        }
        return ret;
    }


    static final int BUFSIZE = 1 << 20;
    static byte[] buf;
    static int index, total;
    static InputStream in;
    static BufferedWriter bw;


    public void initIO(InputStream is, OutputStream os) {
        try {
            in = is;
            bw = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(os));
            buf = new byte[BUFSIZE];
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
    }

    public void initIO(String inputFile, String outputFile) {
        try {
            in = new FileInputStream(inputFile);
            bw = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(
                    new FileOutputStream(outputFile)));
            buf = new byte[BUFSIZE];
        } catch (Exception e) {
        }
    }

    private int scan() throws Exception {
        if (index >= total) {
            index = 0;
            total = in.read(buf);
            if (total <= 0)
                return -1;
        }
        return buf[index++];
    }

    public String next() throws Exception {
        int c;
        for (c = scan(); c <= 32; c = scan()) ;
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        for (; c > 32; c = scan())
            sb.append((char) c);
        return sb.toString();
    }

    public int nextInt() throws Exception {
        int c, val = 0;
        for (c = scan(); c <= 32; c = scan()) ;
        boolean neg = c == '-';
        if (c == '-' || c == '+')
            c = scan();
        for (; c >= '0' && c <= '9'; c = scan())
            val = (val << 3) + (val << 1) + (c & 15);
        return neg ? -val : val;
    }

    public long nextLong() throws Exception {
        int c;
        long val = 0;
        for (c = scan(); c <= 32; c = scan()) ;
        boolean neg = c == '-';
        if (c == '-' || c == '+')
            c = scan();
        for (; c >= '0' && c <= '9'; c = scan())
            val = (val << 3) + (val << 1) + (c & 15);
        return neg ? -val : val;
    }

    public void print(Object a) throws Exception {
        bw.write(a.toString());
    }

    public void printsp(Object a) throws Exception {
        print(a);
        print(" ");
    }

    public void println() throws Exception {
        bw.write("\n");
    }

    public void println(Object a) throws Exception {
        print(a);
        println();
    }

    public void flush() throws Exception {
        bw.flush();
    }
}


Measured memory_bytes: 104240