import java.io.*;import java.util.*;import java.math.*;public class Main{
	static int max=Integer.MAX_VALUE,min=Integer.MIN_VALUE;
	static BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
	static StringTokenizer st;
    static public void main(String[] args)throws IOException{
    	st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	int n=i();
    	int a[]=ari(n-1);
    	long s=0l;
    	s+=a[0];
    	for(int x=0;x<n-2;x++) 
    	{
    		s+=min(a[x],a[x+1]);
    	}
    	s+=a[n-2];
    	pl(s);
    	
    }
    static int max(int a,int b)
    {
    	return Math.max(a, b);
    }
    static int min(int a,int b)
    {
    	return Math.min(a, b);
    }
    static int i()throws IOException
    {
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	return Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
    }
    static long l()throws IOException
    {
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	return Long.parseLong(st.nextToken());
    }
    static String s()throws IOException
    {
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	return st.nextToken();
    }
    static double d()throws IOException
    {
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	return Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
    }
    static void p(String p)
    {
    	System.out.print(p);
    }
    static void p(int p)
    {
    	System.out.print(p);
    }
    static void p(double p)
    {
    	System.out.print(p);
    }
    static void p(long p)
    {
    	System.out.print(p);
    }
    static void p(char p)
    {
    	System.out.print(p);
    }
    static void p(boolean p)
    {
    	System.out.print(p);
    }
    static void pl(String pl)
    {
    	System.out.println(pl);
    }
    static void pl(int pl)
    {
    	System.out.println(pl);
    }
    static void pl(char pl)
    {
    	System.out.println(pl);
    }
    static void pl(double pl)
    {
    	System.out.println(pl);
    }
    static void pl(long pl)
    {
    	System.out.println(pl);
    }
    static void pl(boolean pl)
    {
    	System.out.println(pl);
    }
    static void pl()
    {
    	System.out.println();
    }
    static int[] ari(int n)throws IOException
    {
    	int ar[]=new int[n];
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    		ar[x]=Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
    	return ar;
    }
    static int[][] ari(int n,int m)throws IOException
    {
    	int ar[][]=new int[n][m];
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    	{
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    		for(int y=0;y<m;y++)
    			ar[x][y]=Integer.parseInt(st.nextToken());
    	}
    	return ar;
    }
    static long[] arl(int n)throws IOException
    {
    	long ar[]=new long[n];
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    		ar[x]=Long.parseLong(st.nextToken());
    	return ar;
    }
    static long[][] arl(int n,int m)throws IOException
    {
    	long ar[][]=new long[n][m];
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    	{
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    		for(int y=0;y<m;y++)
    			ar[x][y]=Long.parseLong(st.nextToken());
    	}
    	return ar;
    }
    static String[] ars(int n)throws IOException
    {
    	String ar[]=new String[n];
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    		ar[x]=st.nextToken();
    	return ar;
    }
    static String[][] ars(int n,int m)throws IOException
    {
    	String ar[][]=new String[n][m];
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    	{
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    		for(int y=0;y<m;y++)
    			ar[x][y]=st.nextToken();
    	}
    	return ar;
    }
    static double[] ard(int n)throws IOException
    {
    	double ar[]=new double[n];
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    		ar[x]=Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
    	return ar;
    }
    static double[][] ard(int n,int m)throws IOException
    {
    	double ar[][]=new double[n][m];
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    	{
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    		for(int y=0;y<m;y++)
    			ar[x][y]=Double.parseDouble(st.nextToken());
    	}
    	return ar;
    }
    static char[] arc(int n)throws IOException
    {
    	char ar[]=new char[n];
    	if(!st.hasMoreTokens())
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    		ar[x]=st.nextToken().charAt(0);
    	return ar;
    }
    static char[][] arc(int n,int m)throws IOException
    {
    	char ar[][]=new char[n][m];
    	for(int x=0;x<n;x++)
    	{
    		st=new StringTokenizer(br.readLine());
    		for(int y=0;y<m;y++)
    			ar[x][y]=st.nextToken().charAt(0);
    	}
    	return ar;
    }
    static void par(int ar[])
    {
    	for(int a:ar)
    		System.out.print(a+" ");
    	System.out.println();
    }
    static void par(int ar[][])
    {
    	for(int a[]:ar)
    	{
    		for(int aa:a)
    			System.out.print(aa+" ");
    		System.out.println();
    	}
    }
    static void par(long ar[])
    {
    	for(long a:ar)
    		System.out.print(a+" ");
    	System.out.println();
    }
    static void par(long ar[][])
    {
    	for(long a[]:ar)
    	{
    		for(long aa:a)
    			System.out.print(aa+" ");
    		System.out.println();
    	}
    }
    static void par(String ar[])
    {
    	for(String a:ar)
    		System.out.print(a+" ");
    	System.out.println();
    }
    static void par(String ar[][])
    {
    	for(String a[]:ar)
    	{
    		for(String aa:a)
    			System.out.print(aa+" ");
    		System.out.println();
    	}
    }
    static void par(double ar[])
    {
    	for(double a:ar)
    		System.out.print(a+" ");
    	System.out.println();
    }
    static void par(double ar[][])
    {
    	for(double a[]:ar)
    	{
    		for(double aa:a)
    			System.out.print(aa+" ");
    		System.out.println();
    	}
    }
    static void par(char ar[])
    {
    	for(char a:ar)
    		System.out.print(a+" ");
    	System.out.println();
    }
    static void par(char ar[][])
    {
    	for(char a[]:ar)
    	{
    		for(char aa:a)
    			System.out.print(aa+" ");
    		System.out.println();
    	}
    }
}
class ar implements Comparable<ar>
{
	int ar[]=new int[2];
	ar(int arr[])
	{
		ar[0]=arr[0];
		ar[1]=arr[1];
	}
	public int compareTo(ar o)
	{
		return this.ar[0]>o.ar[0]?1:this.ar[0]==o.ar[0]?0:-1;
	}
}

Measured memory_bytes: 23124